China News Service, November 24. According to Korean media reports, on the 23rd local time, the U.S. military said that 22 relevant personnel of the US military stationed in South Korea who arrived in South Korea this month had tested positive for the new crown virus, including 18 An active US soldier.
So far, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown of the US military in South Korea has risen to 368.
According to the report, of the above confirmed cases, 8 military personnel and 3 family members of the U.S. military arrived at Osan Air Force Base in Pyeongtaek on a chartered plane by the U.S. government, while the other 10 military personnel and one contractor took commercial flights via Incheon International Arrive at the airport.
The data picture shows the trained US military in South Korea.
According to reports, 18 of them were tested positive for the first mandatory virus test before entering quarantine.
The other 4 people were confirmed to be infected with the virus in the second mandatory test.
According to reports, all relevant personnel of the US military in South Korea must be tested for the virus after arriving in South Korea and be quarantined for 14 days.
After the quarantine is lifted, the relevant personnel will be tested for the virus again.
Recently, the outbreak in South Korea has continued to spread. Robert Abrams, the commander of the US Army in South Korea, has extended the US military’s public health emergency statement until December 31, 2020.
According to the emergency statement, the commander of the US military in South Korea can "maintain the necessary authority during the epidemic, such as implementing testing and quarantine measures for all personnel related to the US military."
It is said that the US military in South Korea declared a state of emergency for the new crown epidemic for the first time in May, and extended the state of emergency when the epidemic showed no signs of abating.