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Moon calls for close cooperation with USFK to curb spread of COVID-19 at US bases

By Yonhap
Published : Jan. 7, 2022 - 14:56

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a Cabinet meeting via video links at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)

President Moon Jae-in on Friday ordered aides to closely cooperate with US troops stationed in South Korea to curb the spread of COVID-19 at US military bases here.

Moon also instructed aides to come up with enhanced antivirus measures for citizens and business facilities near US military bases, presidential spokesperson Park Kyung-mee said in a statement.

According to a recent report by the Stars and Stripes, the US military's news organization, US Forces Korea counted 467 new COVID-19 cases in the week ending Dec. 27 last year.

It marked the highest number of infections reported by US Forces Korea since the pandemic began, the report said. (Yonhap)

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