[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 17th that a US soldier in his 20s tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).


A US soldier, Mr. A, stationed at Osan Air Base (K-55), arrived from the United States on a military aircraft on the 15th and underwent testing.



Mr. A was quarantined within the base from the moment of arrival until the positive diagnosis and was then transferred to the treatment facility within the base. The number of infected individuals in the Pyeongtaek area has increased to 57.


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