American Soldier Contracts Coronavirus in South Korea as Government Struggles

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A 23-year-old American soldier stationed in South Korea became the first U.S. service member to contract the coronavirus

, as the national government’s attempts to slow the fast-spreading contagion struggled to keep pace.

The soldier, now in self-quarantine at his off-base residence, made a Tuesday trip to the American military base in Daegu, which has become a major focus in South Korea’s battle against the coronavirus. The soldier is stationed at another U.S. facility nearby. It wasn’t immediately known how the soldier became...

 

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Wow spreading like wild fire ! Shut the world down !

This is how the Spanish Flu came to America, in 1918.

Are we on the east coast?👀

Dude is self-monitoring at home. That should be more in the news. This virus has a track record of mild symptoms for almost all people under 70 in good health. You don’t let people self monitor at home if it’s high risk

WELCOME TO THE ...CLUB

So sad, I heard it doesn't really have a cure

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