Medical team to be sent to South Korea to test US forces for coronavirus and work on a vaccine

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Army soldiers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus at the Dongdaegu train station in Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (Kim Hyun-tai/Yonhap via AP)

Earlier today, Kim Bo-kyoung of Arirang News in South Korea reported that an American team will be sent to Korea to test for COVID-19.

“According to a source in the US government, the US Department of Defense has reportedly dispatched a 60-member medical team to South Korea to test US forces in Korea for the virus. They’re also known to be using samples of the virus to work on a vaccine,” Kim said.

Last week, Hawaiian Airlines suspended service to Incheon International Airport in Korea.

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