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Defense ministry shuts down pressroom, briefing room over coronavirus concernsFeb 25, 2020The Defense Ministry on Tuesday said it has temporarily shut down its pressroom and briefing room for anti-coronavirus disinfection work after a cameraman with a local news outlet was admitted to a h... -
COVID-19 found in USFK widowFeb 25, 2020United States Forces Korea said Tuesday that the widow of one of its service members was confirmed to have COVID-19 and that she had visited a military base in Daegu. The patient, 61, is the first i... -
US flies surveillance plane over Korean peninsulaFeb 25, 2020The United States has flown a surveillance aircraft over South Korea, an aviation tracker said Tuesday, on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea. The US Navy P-3C maritime surveillance plane wa... -
USFK imposes tougher process for installation access over coronavirus outbreakFeb 25, 2020US Forces Korea (USFK) has limited all service members' off-installation travel and implemented a tougher process for accessing garrisons following the first coronavirus case among its members. On M... -
Esper urges S. Korea to pay more for combined defenseFeb 25, 2020WASHINGTON -- US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that South Korea can and should contribute more to its defense in terms of financial contributions to the upkeep of American troops on the pe... -
US and S. Korea may cut back military moves due to coronavirusFeb 25, 2020WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States and South Korea are considering curtailing joint military exercises due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus, officials said Monday. After a meeting at th... -
Military has 13 infected, 7,500 quarantinedFeb 24, 2020A total of 13 military personnel were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 as of Monday, and 7,500 service members had been quarantined, the Ministry of National Defense said. Infected personnel in... -
11 soldiers confirmed as coronavirus patients, 7,700 in quarantineFeb 24, 2020Eleven service members have been confirmed to have the new coronavirus as of early Monday, and around 7,700 others are quarantined as part of efforts to stop the virus from spreading further into bar... -
US says 'most' S. Korean workers to be furloughed if no defense deal is reachedFeb 24, 2020The United States will furlough "most" South Korean nationals employed at its military bases on the peninsula if no defense cost-sharing deal is reached by the beginning of April, the Pentagon said S... -
USFK says it has no case of COVID-19 among its personnelFeb 23, 2020The US Forces Korea said Sunday that it has no confirmed case of the new coronavirus among its personnel despite an increase in the number of South Korean patients. In an updated report on its effor... -
Military has 6 infected, 1,300 quarantinedFeb 23, 2020A total of six military personnel were confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 as of Sunday, and 1,300 service members were quarantined, the Ministry of National Defense said. All six of the infected... -
Military fighting coronavirus after first armed forces infections confirmedFeb 21, 2020The military is making all-out efforts to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further into the barracks, officials said Friday, after the country's first infections in the armed forces were co... -
Military to restrict draftees from vacationing, staying outside bases over coronavirusFeb 21, 2020South Korea will start restricting all enlisted soldiers from vacationing, staying outside their bases and meeting visitors this weekend, the defense ministry said Thursday, after the Navy reported t... -
S. Korea reports 1st military member infected with coronavirusFeb 21, 2020SEOUL/JEJU -- A Navy sailor on the southern island of Jeju was confirmed Friday to have contracted the new coronavirus in the first confirmed case among service personnel in South Korea, officials sa... -
Military suspends drafting soldiers in DaeguFeb 20, 2020South Korea’s Military Manpower Administration said Thursday that it had decided to suspend physical examinations for potential conscripts in Daegu and adjacent North Gyeongsang Province until March ...
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