Quasi-general Screening in Keelung 基隆全面「類普篩」 王必勝:先廣發快篩試劑

The epidemic continues to spread in Keelung. The CECC announced on March 30 that residents in Keelung will be screened for a comprehensive "quasi-general screening." The CECC emphasized its hope that people can self-screen 1 to 3 times with the self-screening tests that will be distributed to everyone. 

The medical staff are helping people who arrived for screening. Even if it is raining, many people are still at the screening station early in the morning because the epidemic is spreading in Keelung.

Keelung Resident: “Protect yourself, protect everyone. After all, there are many epidemic cases in Keelung. So hopefully we can all do our part to combat this virus.”

Keelung Resident: “How do you do a general screening? We came here because they are more skilled and also we have kids.”

The public had little understanding of the Central Epidemic Command Center's announcement that Keelung will be undergoing a "quasi-general screening."  

Victor Wang, CEO of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Hospital and Social Welfare Organizations Administration Commission, went to Keelung City Hall on the 31st again to participate in an epidemic prevention meeting. He said that rapid screening tests will be widely distributed to Keelung's 360,000 residents so each person can self-screen 1 to 3 times. If they test positive, a PCR test will then be carried out for confirmation. Details of how to distribute and recycle the tests are still being discussed with the city government.

Victor Wang, CEO, Hospital and Social Welfare Organizations Administration Commission, MOHW: “We will see how many tests we can distribute to all of our Keelung residents. And then we will see how many tests we actually get back. This screening isn't mandatory, but we hope everyone will try their best to cooperate.”

Lin Chien-yu, Deputy Chief, Police Bureau, Keelung City: “One of our officers tested positive with a quick screening test today. We have notified the CECC in accordance with regulations for a PCR test. We will explain further after the test results are released.”

It has also been reported that the Keelung City Police Bureau has two more officers confirmed with the virus. The Control Yuan believes that the Keelung Police Bureau has not thoroughly implemented epidemic prevention measures and mismanaged its officers. Its police officers have violated discipline rules to go drinking and contracted the virus. This has resulted in a breach in epidemic prevention. The Control Yuan has applied to investigate the entire case. 

 

醫護人員熟練地幫前來篩檢的民眾採檢，因為基隆疫情延燒，即使下著雨，不少民眾還是一早就到篩檢站採檢。

一位基隆民眾認為：「保護自己也保護大家，畢竟疫情現在可能也，基隆比較多例嘛！所以就是就希望大家可以一起守護。」

另一位基隆民眾也表示：「（類普篩)你怎麼篩？像我們來這邊，他們比較厲害呀，因為我們家有小朋友。」

指揮中心宣布基隆要進行進行「類普篩」，民眾其實一知半解。衛福部醫福會執行長王必勝31日再次到基隆市府參與防疫會議，他表示，就是以基隆36萬人為快篩母體，廣發快篩試劑，讓民眾自我篩檢1到3次，如果是陽性，再做PCR採檢確認是否確診；至於如何發送、回收等細節，正和市府討論中。

王必勝表示：「以我們的、所有的基隆市市民為母體來看，那我們看能夠發多少，大家領回去多少，實際上做多少，所以沒有說強制一定要做，但是希望大家都儘量去配合。」

不過，基隆疫情擴大，也傳出基隆市警局又有2名官警確診，有待下午市府記者會說明。

基隆市警局副局長林建佑指出：「本日1名因自行快篩，呈陽性反應，目前依規定通報，並做PCR採檢，待檢驗結果出爐再說明。」

有監委認為，基隆市警察局未落實勤務管理和防疫措施，員警違紀飲酒染疫成為防疫破口，就已申請自動調查全案。