中東派遣の交代艦出港　集団感染防止、ＰＣＲ検査も―海自

　海上自衛隊の中東派遣で、交代する護衛艦「きりさめ」（乗組員約２００人）が１０日、佐世保基地（長崎県佐世保市）を出港した。日本船舶の安全確保に必要なシーレーン（海上交通路）の情報収集活動を行う。
　防衛省によると、新型コロナウイルスによる集団感染を防止するため、出港後に艦内で乗組員からＰＣＲ検査の検体を採取。日本近海での２週間の訓練期間中に、感染者がいないことを確認した上で、オマーン湾やアラビア海北部などの活動海域に向かう。（2020/05/10-14:45）

The Kirisame destroyer of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force left for the Middle East on Sunday on a mission to gather information to ensure sea lane safety there for ships linked to Japan.
   The Kirisame, with a crew of some 200, departed from the MSDF base in Sasebo in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. It will replace the Takanami, another MSDF destroyer, which is now on the information-gathering mission, in early June.
   Following the departure, the crew members of the Kirisame will take polymerase chain reaction tests for the novel coronavirus. The destroyer will head for the Middle East if none of them is found to have the virus during two-week training in waters near Japan, according to the Defense Ministry.
   Defense Minister Taro Kono has stressed the importance of checking health conditions of the crew members by conducting PCR tests and set a monitoring period.
   The Takanami destroyer began its activities in the Middle East in late February.