It was confirmed today (27th) that about 30 corona19 confirmed cases occurred at the U.S. Air Force Base in Osan, Gyeonggi-do, which caused a stir due to the recent 'no-mask party'.
According to military sources, it is known that 32 people have recently tested positive at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.
In particular, yesterday, on the last day of the end of the South Korea-U.S. joint exercise in the second half, the number of confirmed cases poured out in a pile, and it is said that this includes the number of participants in the training.
Accordingly, the Korean military authorities also conducted corona 19 tests on 800 people as a preemptive test.
So far, there have been no confirmed cases among Korean soldiers.
Controversy has arisen when it was announced that a dance party was held without a mask on the 21st at a club in Osan Air Base.
It is criticized for violating the quarantine guidelines in that Gyeonggi-do has been maintaining 'social distancing step 4' since mid-July due to the spread of Corona 19, and the USFK is operating its own quarantine guidelines almost similar to the quarantine guidelines of the Korean health authorities. This has been brought up.
In addition, it was pointed out that quarantine management was too weak, considering that the second half of the ROK-U.S. joint command post training began on the 16th, and the military authorities of both South Korea and the United States were more focused on the prevention of Corona 19 than ever before.
The city of Pyeongtaek also sent a strong protest letter to the unit.
On the other hand, unlike the South Korean military, which discloses the status of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 every day, USFK is grouping it by a certain period and announcing it with a time lag, and does not disclose whether or not there is a breakthrough infection because it is personal information.
According to the data released by USFK until the 21st, 39 confirmed cases have been confirmed at Osan Base this month, and if additional cases are included this time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases is expected to reach 80.
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