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Dozens more cases have been confirmed among South Korean sailors in a navy unit fighting piracy off the coast of Africa. According to an official from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, there are now 68 service members in the Cheonghae Unit who've tested positive. That's up 61 from the day before as test results came in. Fifteen of them are in hospital at an undisclosed location, and three are in intensive care. The test results of 200 members of the Cheonghae Unit are yet to come out, so the number is likely to rise. South Korea today will be sending two aerial tankers to bring back all the ...

The number of new COVID-19 infections in South Korea stayed above the one-thousand mark for the eleventh day in a row recording one,455 on Saturday. The government says it's considering imposing stricter measures by banning private gatherings of five or more people in regions other than the greater Seoul area as concerns arise that COVID-19 cases could spike there as well during the summer tour peak season. Meanwhile, the military has confirmed that one more service member at the navy's Cheonghae Unit has tested positive for the virus raising the total to seven. Coronavirus test results...

Posted : 2021-07-15 10:20 The Korean destroyer on anti-piracy missions off the coast of Africa / Yonhap Six service members aboard a South Korean destroyer on anti-piracy and other missions off the coast of Africa have tested positive for the coronavirus, the defense ministry said Thursday, sparking fears of collective infections among some 300 people living on the same vessel. After many of the Cheonghae Unit members showed symptoms of colds, random sampling tests were conducted on six of them and all tested positive, according to the ministry. One officer later showed symptoms of pneumoni...

South Korea discloses plans for light-aircraft carrier By (0) South Korea said it plans to deploy a 30,000-ton light-aircraft carrier by 2033.  Image courtesy of Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense Feb. 22 (UPI) -- South Korea is to build a light-aircraft carrier by investing about $1.8 billion, with deployment to begin in 2033, Seoul's defense ministry said. South Korea's military and Defense Acquisition Program Administration said Monday at the 133rd Defense Project Promotion Committee the light-aircraft carrier project is to move ahead, Newsis reported. Advertisement Seoul sa...

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