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soryang

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Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:00 AM Feb 2020

USFK service member confirmed with coronavirus

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By Oh Seok-min Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- An American soldier stationed in the southeastern South Korean town of Chilgok tested positive for the new coronavirus, U.S. Forces Korea said Wednesday, marking the first case among USFK service personnel.

The 23-year-old soldier at Camp Carroll is currently in self-quarantine at his off-base residence, according to USFK. Chilgok, about 220 kilometers southeast of Seoul, is near the city of Daegu, where a coronavirus outbreak has spread rapidly in recent days.

It is the first time that a USFK service member has been infected with the virus, though a 61-year-old "widowed USFK dependent" residing in Daegu tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.


https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200226004151325
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