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Yesterday (20th), a naval soldier serving in the military was confirmed at night in Jeju, which was the first positive test. I am a soldier who recently went to Daegu for a vacation. This is the first time an active soldier has been infected with Corona 19, and the Pentagon has decided to ban former soldiers.

Reporter Kim Hak-hui on the sidewalk.

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Jeju Navy soldiers, who had been positively tested at Corona19's 1st and 2nd tests, received a final 'confirmation' decision at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This is the first time a corona 19 confirmer has been released among active duty soldiers.

[Lee Jung-hwan / General Coordinator for Disaster and Safety Countermeasures, Jeju Island: On February 13, I visited Daegu for a leave of military service and arrived on the 18th again.

The soldier was sequestered from the unit due to a sore throat and coughing from the day after his return, and he is currently being treated at Jeju National Hospital's negative pressure bed.

Defense Minister Chung Kyung-Doo convened an emergency meeting last night and proposed a ban on former soldiers' leave.

Tomorrow, I decided to control or ban all soldiers' leave, going out, staying out and visiting.

One of the parents of a cadet who attended the Air Force Academy entrance ceremony on the 17th was said to be a corona19 confirmer, and the Corporation took emergency measures such as controlling the dormitory where the cadet was located.

In Daegu and Gyeongbuk, we stopped military service inspections, or new swords, for two weeks, and quarantined 300 soldiers who had visited China and Japan among themselves and their families.