A 61-year-old woman diagnosed with virus had visited a US base in South Korea. FMTNews SouthKorea Virus
Mark Esper and Jeong Kyeong-doo speak during a news conference at the Pentagon on Feb 24.
The disclosure came during a visit to the Pentagon by South Korean Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, who acknowledged following talks with US Defence Secretary Mark Esper that 13 South Korean troops had tested positive for the virus. “As of yesterday, we had 13 cases in the armed forces. We do regard this situation as a serious one,” Jeong told a news conference at the Pentagon, adding he had suspended military vacations and off-base leave.Earlier on Monday, the US military said a 61-year-old woman in South Korea who tested positive for the virus had recently visited a US military base in the southeastern city of Daegu.
It was the first infection connected to US Forces Korea, which counts some 28,500 American troops on the peninsula.It urged US troops to limit travel and “use extreme caution when traveling off-installation.”
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