<Anchor> While the
spread of Corona 19 has not subsided, the number of confirmed cases is expected to increase by close to 800 today (24th).
33 people have been confirmed on the naval ship, and the navy is conducting diagnostic tests on all people aboard 150 ships.
This is reporter Hak-Hwi Kim.
<Reporter> This is
the naval landing ship Go Junbong that supports the landing of the Korean army on the shore.
On the 20th, the ship departed from the Jinhae naval base, and a day later, on the 21st, a notification was sent that a corona19 confirmed person had come from the daycare center where the children of the officers aboard the ship attended.
After urgently entering the port of Pyeongtaek, a diagnostic test was performed on the officer. The result was positive, and the Navy conducted a full test. As a result, 32 were confirmed and the remaining 51 were negative.
The confirmed cases were moved to the Life Therapy Center in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, and only 20 essential personnel who have received a negative test are currently guarding the trap.
The frigate Jeonbuk, which has Mokpo as its home port, also once caught an emergency.
We made an emergency return to the notification that the families of the two crew members were confirmed.
We did a diagnostic test on all 113 soldiers on board, and fortunately, they were all negative.
[Boo Seung-chan/Ministry of Defense Spokesman: Commander led a full investigation into the quarantine status of personnel, equipment, and facilities within a short period of time, and instructed to compensate for the weaknesses.] For
two weeks, the Navy was
responsible for
all ships and major units such as Busan, Jinhae, and Pyeongtaek. Increased distance within the military to Tier 2.5, which controls the vacation and outings of former soldiers.
In addition, diagnostic tests are being conducted on all crew members of more than 150 ships.