A customer looks at face masks in the anti-flu section at a supermarket in Taipei
A customer looks at face masks in the anti-flu section at a supermarket in Taipei May 4, 2009. Taiwan's government will release 2 million masks to meet a growing domestic demand because of the influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly referred to as swine flu, affecting many countries. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN HEALTH SOCIETY)