Yuefei and Kangding Sailors Released from Quarantine|岳飛.康定艦官兵解除隔離 須自主管理
The naval cluster infection has produced another four new cases of COVID-19 from the Panshi ship. This is following a second round of tests just before the sailors completed their quarantine to go home. All four of these cases were asymptomatic. Sailors from the infamous COVID-19 cluster infection fleet were released from quarantine on the 4th. They will be asked to perform self-health management at home. A total of 713 sailors from the fleet were retested recently, with 367 from the Yuefei and Kangding ships testing negative. However, four more sailors from the Panshi ship tested positive. All four are asymptomatic. National Defense Minister Yen De-fa said 346 Panshi sailors would be tested again. After the second test, the Centers for Disease Control should provide some guidelines. We will follow CDC directives. Under the current system, those that test positive will be sent in for treatment. Those that have a second negative result will be sent home, where they will perform residential self-health management. The cluster infection was just the latest blow to the military's image. Yen and National Security Bureau Director-General Chiu Kuo-cheng told lawmakers Taiwan has 400,000 available troops and the Han Kuang exercise would be held in July. They also said Taiwan is trying to get an invitation to participate in August's Rim of the Pacific Exercise. We have 400,000 available troops. Is that so? This is our available troop number. Aren't there trained reserve troops ready to go at any time? There seems to be a break in the middle. With regards to the actual number of soldiers this year, we have been performing reserve troops verification and strengthening our troops. That's right. Yen did not answer questions on whether he would be replaced in the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle, saying his focus is on the naval cluster infection. Lawmakers expressed support for testing and medical facilities on military fleets and in military hospitals, but said more transparency and dialogue are needed in disease prevention. 4輛遊覽車一早進入高雄檢疫所，陸續載出隔離期滿的敦睦艦隊官兵，返家後必須落實自主健康管理。海軍敦睦艦隊爆發染疫風波後，713名官兵在解除隔離前再次採檢，岳飛艦、康定艦共367人，採檢皆為陰性，磐石艦卻又新增4例無症狀確診，國防部長嚴德發表示，上午會再度採檢磐石艦的346人。 國防部長 嚴德發表示：「二檢之後，我想CDC他們會有一些指導，我們都配合CDC指導來做。目前的做法，如果陽性就送醫，其他採檢二檢陰性，全部都會回家，居家自主健康管理。」 海軍敦睦艦隊染疫重挫國軍形象，國防部長嚴德發、國安局長邱國正出席立法院進行專案報告，針對美國在台協會主席莫健關切我國軍備戰力，嚴德發回應，目前我國可恃戰力有40萬人，也敲定7月舉行漢光演習，至於台灣有沒有機會參加，8月的環太平洋軍事演習，我方將持續爭取。 國民黨立委 江啟臣 vs. 國防部長 嚴德發表示：「(所謂的可恃戰力，人員的部分是40萬，是這樣嗎？) 這是我們的一個可恃戰力。(後備戰力也還不是常常，被你訓練隨時準備可以上戰場，這中間有一個銜接的問題？) 今年就在實兵這一塊，我們做守備部隊驗證，跟強化部隊。(實兵這一塊？) 對。」 而外界揣測，蔡總統520就職後，嚴德發是否留任，對此，嚴德發低調，只說眼前先處理好磐石軍艦，個人去留不是重點。對於國防部針對長期在海上偵巡船艦，以及各作戰區國軍醫院，規劃配備PCR檢測儀器，獲得朝野立委支持，也有立委強調溝通、不隱匿，才是防堵疫情的最佳手段。
