Mary Wilson
Well-known member
09:10 July 19, 2021
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A total of 247 sailors of the 301-strong Cheonghae unit on an anti-piracy mission in waters off Africa have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday, confirming a widely feared mass infection, seen as the worst in South Korea's military.
An additional 179 have newly tested positive after 69 were confirmed infected Sunday, the JCS said.
... All the service members are expected to return home Tuesday as the government decided to airlift all and sent two KC-330 aerial tankers to Africa on Sunday.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210719002200325?section=national/defense
SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- A total of 247 sailors of the 301-strong Cheonghae unit on an anti-piracy mission in waters off Africa have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday, confirming a widely feared mass infection, seen as the worst in South Korea's military.
An additional 179 have newly tested positive after 69 were confirmed infected Sunday, the JCS said.
... All the service members are expected to return home Tuesday as the government decided to airlift all and sent two KC-330 aerial tankers to Africa on Sunday.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210719002200325?section=national/defense
