Chen Chien-jen, director of the Division of Life Sciences at the National Science Council, notes that the focus of epidemic control is not on the individual, but on determining the geographical spread of an outbreak and on halting its further spread. Thus, measures to slow the spread of the disease should be taken immediately.
國科會生物處處長陳建仁指出，防疫的著眼點不在個人，而是社區流行的確定和遏止，因此，應該馬上採取遏止擴散的措施，絕對不能等。