34 COVID-19 Cases in Military, 5,920 in Quarantine
On the 5th, medical staff are conducting patient treatment simulation exercises in the COVID-19 patient ward set up at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Seoul St. Mary's Hospital has prepared a total of 30 beds in one ward for COVID-19 patients and suspected cases, and will start admitting COVID-19 patients from this day. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu Reporter] The Ministry of National Defense announced on the 5th that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) within the military remains the same as the previous day, at 34.
As of 10 a.m. on that day, there were 19 in the Army, 1 in the Navy, 2 in the Marine Corps, 11 in the Air Force, and 1 in the Ministry of National Defense direct units. Among the confirmed cases, the 6th confirmed patient has recovered and was discharged on the 4th. Additional confirmed cases on that day included 1 Army soldier and 1 officer in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, and 1 officer in the Ministry of National Defense direct unit in Daejeon.
The military is currently quarantining 5,920 people to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The number of quarantined personnel decreased by about 1,340 compared to the previous day. According to health authorities' criteria, the number of quarantined personnel within the military due to confirmed cases, contact with confirmed cases, symptoms, and suspected patients is about 1,120. The number of personnel under preventive quarantine according to the military's own standards is about 4,800.
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Since the 10th of this month, the military has been applying strengthened criteria for preventive quarantine to soldiers and civilian employees who themselves or their cohabiting family members have visited Daegu and Yeongcheon City and Cheongdo County in Gyeongbuk Province. Visitors to China, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Singapore, or close contacts of such visitors are also being quarantined preventively.
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