COVID-19 Confirmed in 'Daebuk Intelligence Unit'

On the 8th, when the military personnel leave for their vacation, which had been controlled to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), they are waiting for the train at Seoul Station. / Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter]The 777 Command, known as the North Korea Intelligence Unit, has reported its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to the Ministry of National Defense on the 30th, a 30-year-old officer, Mr. A, at a battalion under the 777 Command, a direct unit of the Ministry of National Defense located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, tested positive for COVID-19 on the afternoon of the previous day.

It is reported that Mr. A recently returned from leave. Authorities are identifying and taking measures for close contacts following Mr. A's positive diagnosis. With additional confirmed cases, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the military as of 10 a.m. on the same day is 77.

According to health authorities' standards, there are 451 people in quarantine, and according to the military's own preventive quarantine standards, there are 1,890 people, totaling 2,341 individuals.

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