Taiwan confirms COVID-19 outbreak hits second warship in a week


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Taiwan confirms COVID-19 outbreak hits second warship in a week ROC Central News Agency 05/17/2022 11:27 AM Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Taiwan's Navy confirmed Tuesday that a second warship has been hit by a COVID-19 outbreak within a week but insisted that the outbreak would not affect the vessel's combat readiness. Navy spokesman Rear Admiral Feng Kuo-wei (馮åç¶) told CNA that the Kidd-class destroyer Keelung (DDG 1801) was ordered to return to base recently and have everyone on board get tested for COVID-19 after several crew members tested positive using rapid antigen tests while on a routine mission at sea....