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US military says some US service members in South Korea may be quarantined to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus

"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," USFK further stated.Sunday that "we are taking all appropriate measures to prevent any potential spread of the virus."

"Key for everyone is to follow standard hygiene protocols, and if not feeling well—get screened ASAP!" the commander added. This past week, the US government declared a public health emergency as the Wuhan coronavirus spread. The death toll has surpassed 300, and the number of infected is over 14,000. On Saturday, the Department of Defense announced it was preparing four military facilities to house up to 1,000 quarantined individuals should such an action be necessary.

There are already 195 people, evacuees from Wuhan, quarantined at March Air Reserve Base in California.

 

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