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US forces in South Korea report first coronavirus case
SEOUL, Feb 26, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A US soldier stationed in South Korea has
tested positive for the novel coronavirus, commanders said Wednesday, the
first US serviceman to do so.
The soldier is stationed at Camp Carroll, 30 kilometres north of Daegu, the
city that is the epicentre of the outbreak in the South, US Forces Korea said
in a statement, adding that he had been put in self-quarantine at his off-
base residence.
BSS/AFP/GMR/0834 hrs