COVID-19: Military conscripts to be tested for COVID-19Staff writer, with CNAMilitary conscripts are to be tested for COVID-19 before reporting for duty, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said on Thursday. Men in Taiwan over the age of 18 must undergo four months of mandatory military training. No new conscripts have reported for duty since June, after Taiwan experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 in May. To prevent COVID-19 transmission, new conscripts are to take an antibody test within three days before reporting fof duty, Chen said. Substitute service conscripts would be given COVID-19 tests after arriving at Taichung’s Chenggong Ling (成功嶺) military training camp, he said.
Source: Taipei Times September 05, 2021 15:56 UTC