‘Combat’ approach to coronavirus limits exposure to US forces in Korea

By Abraham Mahshie

Published March 13, 2020 4:16pm ET

‘Combat’ approach to coronavirus limits exposure to US forces in Korea — Commander of U.S. Forces Korea Army Gen. Robert Abrams outlined his “combat” approach to halting the spread of COVID-19 to just nine individuals on bases housing more than 23,000 troops in South Korea, which has more than 7,000 infections. “The proximity of the virus to our installations was literally at our doorsteps,” Abrams told Pentagon […]

Commander of U.S. Forces Korea Army Gen. Robert Abrams outlined his “combat” approach to halting the spread of COVID-19 to just nine individuals on bases housing more than 23,000 troops in South Korea, which has more than 7,000 infections.

“The proximity of the virus to our installations was literally at our doorsteps,” Abrams told Pentagon journalists in a Friday virtual press conference from South Korea.