2020年COVID-19疫情期間基隆港郵輪檢疫實例

Quarantine of Cruise Ships during COVID-19 Pandemic in Port of Keelung, Taiwan, 2020

2019年12月嚴重特殊傳染性肺炎(COVID-19)疫情爆發後，因國際間郵輪發生COVID-19群聚之案例日增，臺灣於2020年2月6日宣布禁止國際郵輪靠泊我國港口。本文回顧國內郵輪第一大港基隆港，於COVID-19疫情期間執行兩次大型國際郵輪檢疫實戰經驗，作為其他郵輪母港之港埠相關單位應變機制建立及實務參考。
該兩次郵輪檢疫實例，分別為2020年2月執行之A郵輪檢疫及同年6月執行之B郵輪檢疫。疫情初期之A郵輪檢疫對象包含所有旅客及船員，採登船檢疫方式作業。另B郵輪則為疫情期間首次進港，爰該輪檢疫對象僅有船員，採登岸檢疫方式作業。兩次郵輪檢疫皆有賴熟悉港區運作的港埠主管機關主導，以及指揮中心事前完成中央跨部會協調與決策，故得以順利完成檢疫任務。
邊境檢疫人力及港埠周邊醫療量能需求，亦為基隆港遭遇大型郵輪疫情事件時所面臨之考驗，故建議郵輪母港檢疫及管理等相關單位，應善加利用國際衛生條例港埠建置之核心能力，於平時建立跨單位溝通協調機制及應變計畫，以有效於變時能妥善應處。

In view of a growing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks occurring on cruise ships worldwide, Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that all international cruise ships were banned from calling at the ports of Taiwan since February 6, 2020. We reviewed the quarantine measures of two cruise ships in the Port of Keelung during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided the experiences of preparedness and response while facing international public health emergency events for other homeports.
The Port of Keelung is known as the busiest cruise homeport in Taiwan. In February 2020, the Cruise A called at the Port of Keelung at the beginning of the CECC announcement. The quarantine measures were performed on board, and all passengers and crew members of the ship were included. Shortly afterwards, another cruise ship, Cruise B, also called at Keelung Port in June 2020. Therefore, only the crew members were subjected to quarantine, and the measures were implemented on the shoreside after disembarkation. Two international cruise ship quarantine tasks were successfully completed, relying on the command of port administration authority and cross-section coordination of CECC.
The need for a border quarantine workforce and medical capacity around the port are the main challenges to international cruise ship quarantine in the Port of Keelung. Establishing a point of contact list and coordination mechanism within relevant agencies is important for a maritime quarantine office. In addition, regular visiting cruise ship physicians is helpful to realize the cruise-related operations and to track the health status of passengers on board.