Gapyeong Army Unit Soldier Tests Positive After Negative COVID-19 Result

On the 8th, when the military leave that had been restricted to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was resumed normally, soldiers departing on leave were waiting for the train at Seoul Station. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter]One more soldier has tested positive for COVID-19 at an Army unit in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, where a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus occurred.

According to the Ministry of National Defense on the 1st, soldier A of the Gapyeong Army unit, who was classified as a close contact of a confirmed case and was in quarantine, tested positive in a pre-release test.

A civilian who had entered the unit tested positive after attending a service at Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and subsequently, five soldiers were infected with COVID-19 within the unit.

Soldier A tested negative in the first round of mass testing conducted on about 1,500 unit members but was in solitary quarantine as a preventive measure. Later, the second test for quarantine release showed a positive result. Three confirmed COVID-19 cases in the military were declared fully recovered on the same day. Two soldiers from the Gapyeong and Incheon Army units and one civilian employee from the Ministry of National Defense direct unit in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, were also declared recovered.

As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the military has increased to 108, with 90 recovered. The remaining 18 are currently receiving treatment. According to health authorities, 911 individuals are quarantined within the military, and according to the military's own standards, 1,257 are under preventive quarantine.

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