Soldiers in the army’s 33rd Chemical Warfare Group wake up before dawn each day, check their gear and set off for COVID-19 testing stations, public markets, subway stations, airports, virus hotspots and other high-risk areas to carry out disinfection.
Wearing full protective suits and carrying up to 18kg of equipment, they respond to every request by health authorities and local governments for disinfection.
“I am constantly dripping sweat inside my protective suit, even if I am disinfecting a space inside an air-conditioned building,” Chung Shih-yi (鍾時屹), a second lieutenant and platoon leader, said on Monday.
However, the soldiers are used
Taipei, June 1 (CNA) The soldiers in the Army's 33rd Chemical Group wake up before dawn each day, check their gear, and set off for COVID-19 testing stations, public markets, subway stations, airports, COVID-19 hotspots, and other high-risk locations in the country, to carry out disinfection work.