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Chinanews, Feb. 16, according to Korea Broadcasting International (KBS), the first confirmed case of new crown at the headquarters of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff is the first confirmed case of the South Korean Ministry of Defense since November 2020. On the other hand, the South Korean government has decided to extend the special travel safety warning issued worldwide for one more month.
According to reports, according to relevant information from the South Korean military on the 16th, a military officer from the Joint Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense in Yongshan District, Seoul, was diagnosed with the new corona virus. Currently, the Ministry of National Defense is conducting epidemiological investigations on the confirmed cases. On the morning of 16 local time, temporary inspection points were established within the Ministry of National Defense to test contacts for the new coronavirus.
Data map: Image shows people waiting for testing outside the temporary screening station near the Gangnam Samseong Station subway station in Seoul Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai
According to the report, this is the first confirmed case of the Ministry of National Defense after a massive infection in the National Welfare Group, a unit directly under the Ministry of National Defense, in November 2020.
Previously, the South Korean military and the United States agreed to conduct a joint command post exercise (CPX) in the second week of March, and are currently negotiating on the specific timeline and methods. The appearance of confirmed cases of the new crown at the Headquarters of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff will cause concern about the impact of the joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States. According to reports, the joint Korea-US exercise. It will be divided into two parts and is expected to last a total of 9 days. As in previous years, the exercise will be carried out using computer simulation.
On the other hand, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the special warning for travel safety of South Korean citizens issued for all countries and regions of the world will be extended again for one month until March 17. The South Korean government has extended the warning period since it first issued a special warning for global travel safety on March 23, 2020.
The South Korean Foreign Ministry stated that in view of the WHO announcement that the global epidemic has continued to spread after the new corona epidemic, the warning period has been extended again. At the same time, Korean citizens should avoid overseas travel in consideration of internal epidemic prevention work in South Korea. The South Korean Foreign Ministry called on people to cancel or postpone their overseas trips during this period and remind Korean citizens stranded abroad to fully comply with epidemic prevention regulations.
South Korea reported on the 16th that at 0:00 local time, South Korea had 457 new confirmed cases, with a total of 84,325 confirmed cases; 7 new deaths, with a total of 1534 deaths. Speaking of the new crown vaccine, South Korean Prime Minister Ding Shijun said the government has signed a contract to purchase 23 million new crown vaccines, plus the 56 million previously confirmed vaccines for the purchase, a total of 79 million new corona vaccines have been secured.
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