247 Out of 301 ROK Sailors Test Positive for Coronavirus
This incident shows how living in close quarters leads to super spreader events:
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.
“Test results on all the 301 crewmembers of the Cheonghae unit showed that 247 tested positive and 50 negative. Samples of four individuals were undecipherable,” the JCS said in a release.
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.
Yonhap
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A real combat-ready team… Good thing no one got a paper cut…
Great job by commie moon. No vaccines for sailors on a cramped ship making port calls all over the world.
How many hospitalized? How many with no symptoms at all? enquiring minds want to know…..