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Old 02-02-2020, 06:16 AM
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US troops who recently traveled to China quarantined in South Korea
By: Zack Budryk - The Hill - 02-02-20
Re: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4...in-south-korea

U.S. military officials in South Korea announced on Sunday that a 14-day self-quarantine has been imposed on U.S. troops who have recently traveled to China, although it was emphasized there have been no known cases of servicemembers visiting the areas of China hit hardest by the deadly coronavirus.

The 14-day quarantine applies to any servicemembers returning from mainland China to South Korea on or after Jan. 19, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said in a statement.

In addition to the mandatory quarantine for servicemembers, the command also encouraged family members, Pentagon civilians, contractors, South Korean employees and United Nation military personnel to take similar steps.

The quarantine, which lasts through the incubation period for the virus, begins from the date servicemembers return to South Korea, regardless of whether they display any symptoms, USFK said.

“USFK continues to stress the overall risk to USFK personnel remains low, but that the quarantine measures implemented are out of an abundance of caution to mitigate risk to the USFK population,” the command said in a statement.

Fifteen cases of the virus have been confirmed in South Korea as of Sunday, Reuters reported, with another 87 people undergoing testing. State TV said Sunday that the death toll from the virus in China has reached 804 as of Saturday night.

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Personal note: I wonder if these are man made virus's? Or did it mutate in our environment?

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