CHINA-PLA: PLA PERSONNEL ISOLATED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC

The Liberty Times of Taiwan on February 19 reported that personnel at the Sanya Naval Base, Erya PLA Navy Base and the Northeast shipyard have been diagnosed and accepted for isolation.  It said the official Xinhua website disclosed that some PLA Navy Captains in the PLA Eastern Theater Command have been quarantined for observation. The PLA Eastern Theater Command's naval training program has also been adjusted due to the epidemic situation. the report said "Xinhuanet" and "Liberation Army Daily" had reported, after the outbreak of the epidemic in China, all levels of the Navy in the PLA Eastern Theater Command have adopted strict management, temperature measurement and disinfection, and quarantine and other prevention and control measures. A specifically assigned 'A' notice was issued to help epidemic prevention and control. The report pointed out that although there are still some officers and soldiers of the various units under observation and isolation, all work is smooth and orderly, and the enthusiasm of officers and soldiers in training and preparing for war remains undiminished. PLAN Captain Yu Songqiu, a captain of the 'Changzhou' missile frigate, was identified as one officer in isolation observation in the detachment guest house.  





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