US Military Contractor in the Eighth Army Headquarters Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Civilians will continue to be the weak link in USFK’s coronavirus prevention efforts because they don’t have to follow the same rules as US military servicemembers:
A U.S. military contractor working at Eighth Army headquarters on Camp Humphreys has tested positive for coronavirus, the 10th case linked to U.S. Forces Korea, prompting new on-base restrictions to prevent complacency after more than a month of near confinement.
The latest infection underscored the vulnerability of the military community despite strict limitations on access and movement aimed at forming what commanders call “protective bubbles” to try to stop the coronavirus pandemic from spreading on bases across the divided peninsula.
Officials further tightened restrictions in a bid to prevent people from letting their guard down too soon as the overall pace of infections in South Korea has started to slow. Only 76 new cases were logged Tuesday, down from a high of 909 on Feb. 29, for a total of 9,037.
Stars & Stripes
You can read more at the link, but the military is even removing chairs from eating establishments now to enforce take out only dining on-post.
GEN Abrams put a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in effect that is applicable also to family members, DOD and civilian KN employees, DoD retirees, contractors, etc.
Those who do not comply may be barred from USFK installations for 2 years.
https://www.facebook.com/myusfk/photos/a.10155067144990223/10163208447270223/?type=3&theater
Now, I’m waiting for some of the US civilian workers on base to complain that they need to be paid more money to adhere to the rules off post that they have to now follow. 😛
Why not just close the Starbucks? It seems everyone on base who comes down with CCP virus immediately feels the need to go to Starbucks….. 🙄
Maybe if they hadn’t made us all essential workers and let us work from home we would make our own coffee.
Hard to work from on a SIPR line….