COVID-19 Archive

USFK Adjusts Health Protection Condition in Yongsan District
June 26, 2020 — Based on the continued low numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases within Yongsan district, USFK has adjusted the current health protection condition for Yongsan district from “Charlie” to “Bravo” for residents of Area II (+) only, effective Monday, June 29 at 12 p.m. while all other districts within Area II (+) remain in HPCON Charlie for the time being... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 22, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to South Korea from the United States on U.S. government chartered flight... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 18, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to South Korea from the United States on a U.S. government chartered flight... MORE

USFK Service Members Confirmed with COVID-19
June 11, 2020 — Two newly assigned USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19, after arriving in South Korea from the United States on U.S. government chartered flights... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 2, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to South Korea from the United States on a U.S. government chartered flight. He arrived at Osan Air Base on May 30, and was in mandatory quarantine at Camp Humphreys quarantine barracks while awaiting for the results of his COVID-19 test to return... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 1, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon her arrival to South Korea from the United States on a commercial flight... MORE

Two USFK Service Members Confirmed with COVID-19
May 30, 2020 — Two newly assigned USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival to South Korea from the United States on a U.S. government chartered flight... MORE

USFK Lowers Health Protection Condition to Bravo
May 18, 2020 — Based on South Korea’s current COVID-19 conditions remaining favorable to their newly implemented social distancing and preventive measures, USFK decided to lower its current health protection condition from “Charlie” to “Bravo” effective Wednesday, May 20 at 6 a.m. for all areas except Area II (+) which will remain in HPCON Charlie for the time being... MORE

Two USFK Service Members Recovered from COVID-19
May 15, 2020 — Two USFK active duty service members who tested positive for COVID-19 have been declared virus-free by USFK military medical doctors. Along with the two service members, 23 other USFK-related personnel have been declared COVID-19 virus-free since March 15... MORE

USFK COVID-19 Archived Updates
May 14, 2020 — March 28, 2020USAG Humphreys is currently operating at HPCON Charlie Plus "C+" while all other USFK installations are operating at HPCON Charlie... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
May 12, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to South Korea from the United States on a U.S. government chartered flight. He arrived at Osan Air Base on May 11, was immediately tested upon arrival for the virus and moved to an isolation room at Osan AB hospital after being confirmed with COVID-19. ... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
May 8, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to South Korea from Japan on a U.S. government chartered flight. He arrived at Osan Air Base on May 6, and was in mandatory quarantine at Camp Humphreys quarantine barracks while awaiting for the results of his COVID-19 to return... MORE

USFK Remains in Health Protection Condition Charlie
May 6, 2020 — Out of an abundance of caution, USFK will maintain Health Protection Condition Charlie despite South Korea relaxing their social distancing and preventive measures today... MORE

Multiple USFK Individuals Recovered from COVID-19
April 30, 2020 — Since March 15, including USFK’s first confirmed case and its first active duty service member, 17 USFK-related civilians, contractors and dependents have been declared COVID-19 virus-free... MORE

USFK Dependent Confirmed with COVID-19
April 27, 2020 — A dependent of a USFK service member, stationed at Camp Walker, tested positive for COVID-19... MORE

USFK Renews Public Health Emergency, 주한미군사령부, 공중보건비상사태 연장
April 23, 2020 — The USFK Commander has renewed the current Public Health Emergency for an additional 30 days effective today. It will remain in effect through May 23, unless it is renewed or terminated before then. 주한미군사령관이 현재 시행중인 공중보건비상사태를 오늘부터 30일추가 연장하여 그 이전에 갱신 또는 종료하지 않는 한 5월 23일까지 그 효력을 유지한다... MORE

USFK Maintains Aggressive Posture Against COVID-19, 주한미군사령부, 코로나바이러스에 대한 적극적인 자세 유지
April 20, 2020 — Since USFK first began monitoring and assessing what would become a global pandemic, USFK’s health protection control measures protect the force against COVID-19 and has enabled USFK to maintain a high state of mission readiness to protect the Republic of Korea. 주한미군사령부가 전세계적인 전염병을 지켜보고 평가하기 시작한 이래, 주한미군의 군 보건방호태세는 코로나바이러스로부터 군을 방호하고, 대한민국을 보호하기 위한 높은 수준의 준비태세를 유지할 수 있도록 하였다... MORE

USFK Dependent Confirmed with COVID-19
April 17, 2020 — The spouse of a USFK service member, stationed at Daegu, tested positive for COVID-19 today. The dependent returned from the United States on April 4 and was in mandatory quarantine at her off-base residence in Waegwan since her arrival... MORE

USFK Service Member Recovered from COVID-19, 주한미군장병, 코로나바이러스 완치 판정 받아
April 16, 2020 — The first USFK active duty service member who tested positive for COVID-19 on February 26 has been declared virus-free by USFK military medical doctors. 지난 2월 26일 코로나바이러스 확진판정을 받은 첫번째 주한미군 미군 병사가 주한미군 군의관들에 의해 완치판정을 받았다. ... MORE

Two USFK-Related Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
April 14, 2020 — Two USFK-related individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. The first patient, a USFK contractor who is a U.S. citizen and works at Camp Humphreys, had been in quarantine at Camp Humphreys’ barracks designated for quarantine since April 1, and he has now been transferred to Camp Humphreys’ barracks designated for isolation. The second patient, the spouse of a USFK contractor who works on Camp Humphreys, last visited the installation on March 29. She has been in quarantine at her off-base residence since 30 March, and currently remains in isolation there. ... MORE