The American military has placed its garrisons in South Korea, including its largest army base outside the US, under lockdown in an effort to shield them from the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
The restrictions on Camp Humphreys and the other US bases are part of efforts to ensure the virus does not threaten troops’ ability to respond to any provocations from North Korea, experts say.
It comes as South Korea became the first country to outpace China in the number of new confirmed cases. Seoul reported 505 new cases on Thursday, bringing its total to more than 2,000. China reported 327 new cases the same day.
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