— South Korea says 60 new army recruits at a boot camp have tested positive for the coronavirus in the military’s largest outbreak. It said one of the recruits was found to have contracted the virus on Wednesday morning and 59 others tested positive later in the day. It said more tests are under way to determine whether 860 other recruits and troops at the Yeoncheon unit were also infected. All able-bodied men in South Korea must serve in the military under a conscription system to cope with potential aggression from North Korea. South Korea on Tuesday tightened social distancing rules in the greater Seoul area and other parts of the country to try to contain a recent spike in infections.

Source: Daily Sun November 25, 2020 05:15 UTC