Four USFK-affiliated Korean National individuals have tested positive for COVID-19.

All four individuals work on United States Army Garrison – Humphreys.

Two individuals last visited the installation on December 18 and tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 22, and the other two individuals last visited the installation on Dec. 22 and tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 23.

The first individual - a civilian employee - has been in self-quarantine at his off-installation residence since Dec. 18 following his direct contact with an individual who had tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently awaiting transportation to a Korean medical facility designated for confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The second individual, a contractor, has been transferred to a Korean hospital.

The third and fourth individuals - also contractors who work with the second individual  - have been in self-quarantine at their off-installation residences since Dec. 22 following their direct contact with the second individual who tested positive for COVID-19.

One of the contractors has been transferred to a Korean hospital, and the other three are currently awaiting transportation to a Korean medical facility designated for confirmed COVID-19 cases.

KDCA and USFK health professionals are actively conducting contact tracing to determine whether anyone else may have been exposed to these individuals and to identify and ensure all known on-post and off-post facilities visited by these individuals are thoroughly cleaned.

Despite the confirmed cases, USFK remains at a high level of readiness, with less than 1% of its active duty service members currently confirmed positive with COVID-19.

USFK continues to maintain a robust combined defense posture to protect the Republic of Korea against any threat or adversary while maintaining prudent preventive measures to protect the force. 

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