[Breaking] 32 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases on Navy Ship

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter]Thirty-two personnel aboard a Navy ship tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

According to the Navy on the 23rd, a Navy ship with about 80 people on board, while performing its mission, received notification from health authorities after a daycare teacher, who is the child of an officer, tested positive. The ship docked and conducted diagnostic tests on the crew, resulting in 32 positive cases as of 10 a.m. that day.

The Navy has placed confirmed cases and close contacts in single isolation, while casual contacts have been placed in double isolation.

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