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| ▲ Soldiers walk at Seoul Station on Nov. 1, 2021, the first day of the "living with COVID-19" measures that South Korea has adopted to phase out coronavirus restrictions and reopen the economy amid rising vaccination levels. (Yonhap) |
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Military reports 8 additional COVID-19 cases
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported eight additional COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total caseload among its personnel to 2,067, the defense ministry said.
Among the new cases were five Army draftees, including a trainee at a boot camp in Nonsan, some 200 kilometers south of Seoul.
An Army officer stationed in Gapyong, 60 kilometers east of Seoul, tested positive following a vacation. Another officer based in Paju, north of Seoul, contracted the virus after a family member tested positive.
A Joint Chiefs of Staff officer, based in Seoul, tested positive after developing symptoms.
Of the cumulative cases in the military, 51 patients are still under treatment.
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