法新社[编辑] 法国新闻社（法語：L'Agence France-Presse），简称法新社（AFP），是全球第一家通讯社，同时也是法国最大的通讯社，世界第三大通讯社，僅次於美联社和路透社。
2020-03-14 17:00中央社 記者吳柏緯台北14日電
BBC中文網13日報導指出，台灣口罩日產能達千萬片，但有部分是由受刑人縫製，對此經濟部澄清，每日千萬片口罩是醫療用口罩，並非報導中所提的布口罩，該報導與事實不符。
BBC中文網在13日刊出標題為「肺炎疫情：孩子說台灣口罩難買，獄中父親加班趕製」的報導，內文指出，台灣的口罩單日產量突破1000萬片的，其中有一小部分，是由在獄中的受刑人親手縫製。
對於這篇報導，經濟部稍早發出澄清，強調報導內容與實情不符。
經濟部指出，中央流行疫情指揮中心所徵用的口罩為醫用口罩，目前國內單日產量已可突破1000萬片，最終產量可達每日1300萬片。但所徵用的口罩都是醫療用口罩，並非報導中所指的布口罩。
經濟部強調，台灣的口罩日產量可由每日188萬片，到現在單日突破1000萬，除了感謝口罩廠商加班趕工、國防部支援人力外，口罩產線製造商、工具機產業、相關法人及經濟部全體同仁等政府團隊協助，但並未要求獄中受刑人縫製。
經濟部呼籲，媒體在報導前可向經濟部求證，避免錯誤報導。
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7smrtq
肺炎疫情：孩子抱怨難買口罩 囚犯爸爸自願加班造口罩－ BBC News 中文 X EBC東森新聞
余（音譯）先生在10年前因持有毒品及武器被捕，現正於臺北監獄服刑。疫情來襲前，他與其他獄友會在桃園市一家縫紉工廠造囚衣。現在他們都自願趕工縫紉布口罩，希望增加產量以應付需求。
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Taiwan inmates join coronavirus fight by making masks
TAOYUAN (AFP) - Behind the barbed wire-topped fences of Taipei Prison, a small group of inmates is hunched over clacking sewing machines, working overtime to churn out face masks and help ward off the new coronavirus.
Usually the men would be making prison uniforms in the bright-lit sewing factory in the city of Taoyuan.
But after the coronavirus spread to Taiwan they switched to making masks, putting together some 52,000 face coverings since mid-February.
Sporting a grey face mask himself, a 50-year-old inmate surnamed Yuh said he was keeping his family close to heart as he worked.
"When they came to see me, they said it was very difficult to buy face mask out there. I said to them 'Daddy is making face masks here, and that maybe you will have the benefit and the opportunity to use it'," he told AFP.
"Every time I sew face masks, I think to myself that it can bring some security to my family." Yuh is currently ten years into a 23-year sentence for possession of drugs and firearms.
"This little face mask not only lets us contribute to society, it also gives us self-esteem," he said.
The inmates - who have volunteered for the job - work quickly with machines they have clearly come to know well.
After stitching the fabric with the sewing machines, they carefully trim the masks with small scissors before ironing and packaging them.
Taiwan's prisons routinely employ prisoners to make products from food to garments and soaps.
As a result the face mask covers that prisons make can come in handy - they are used to cover surgical masks to extend their duration.
Yen Chih-hong, a Taipei Prison official who helps run the scheme, said inmates in the prison now make around 1,000 face masks daily, up from an initial 450 as orders keep increasing.
"They are very willing to work extra shifts to fill in the orders... sometimes I have to ask them to take a break," he said.
Nearby Hong Kong, which is suffering widespread face masks shortages, has long used prison labour to make surgical masks, primarily for government and healthcare workers.
The operation there is far larger with prisoners able to churn out more than a million masks a month.
In recent weeks, prison staff have even joined inmates to bolster their ranks.
Last week, officials said they would launch an investigation after some of the prison made masks had made their way onto pharmacy shelves for sale.
The programmes are designed to teach inmates practical skills as well as raise funds for victim compensation and the improvement of facilities.
https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/taiwan-inmates-join-coronavirus-fight-mask-factory-doc-1pr52l1
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