U.S. Forces Korea spokesman Col. Lee Peters, citing the command’s policy, did not comment on whether American forces participating in the joint training were all vaccinated.
2021-07-14 03:36:09 GMT2021-07-14 11:36:09(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SEOUL, July 14 (Xinhua) Nine more U.S. soldiers and one relevant civilian in South Korea tested positive for the COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday.
The USFK said in a statement that 10 USFK-affiliated individuals were confirmed with the COVID-19 on July 10 and 11.
Three service members at Camp Casey and one at K-16 tested positive on July 10 and 11 after developing symptoms.
Four service members at Camp Casey, one at Camp Hovey, and a service member s family at the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys tested positive on July 11 during a contact-tracing process.
Posted : 2021-07-11 08:52
Updated : 2021-07-11 08:52
A medical worker wearing protective gear in a booth wears gloves at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, July 9. AP-Yonhap
Thirty U.S. Forces Korea service members and seven other affiliated people tested positive for COVID-19 this week, the U.S. military said Saturday, amid a massive spike in virus infections across South Korea.
The 30 service members were either from Camp Casey and Camp Hovey in Dongducheon, 40 kilometers north of Seoul; Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, about 70 kilometers south of Seoul; the adjacent Osan Air Base; and the K-16 Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, according to USFK.
Coronavirus rate among US military in Japan is 0 02%, senior enlisted adviser says stripes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stripes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
. TOKYO – The number of one-day coronavirus cases in Japan’s capital city fell to 116 on Monday, typically a day in which reported numbers are their lowest, according to public broadcaster NHK. Japan reported 1,064 new coronavirus infections Sunday, according to the World Health Organization. The nation of 126 million has reported 8,227 pandemic deaths due to complications of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The U.S. military in the Far East reported two new coronavirus cases over the weekend, both in South Korea at Camp Hovey, a post near Seoul that falls within the Yongsan Garrison and Camp Casey command.