SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 2,000 foreigners, including U.S. soldiers in South Korea, set off firecrackers and held parties without wearing masks on and around a local beach amid the coronavirus pandemic, police said Sunday. The foreigners danced, drank and set off firecrackers on and around Haeundae Beach in the southern city of [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday it will begin allowing fully vaccinated members to visit bars and clubs this week outside the Seoul metropolitan area. The move that will be effective from Friday comes as about 75 percent of the USFK-affiliated population has been vaccinated so far since its [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has offered to provide part of its COVID-19 vaccines to the Korean government to help relieve the country’s vaccine shortage, government sources said Monday. USFK recently delivered its intention of providing around 13,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines, and South Korean defense [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday lifted mask-wearing requirements on its installations for personnel who are fully vaccinated and for whom at least two weeks have passed since getting their final shot. But, USFK affiliated personnel will still have to wear masks in accordance with South Korean laws and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday it will ease antivirus restrictions for most areas except for Seoul and some surrounding regions, starting Monday, allowing its members to dine at restaurants and conduct off-base activities. The Health Protection Condition (HPCON) level will be adjusted by one notch to the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – United States Forces Korea (USFK) on Sunday issued a “shelter in place” directive, ordering part of its service members to remain at home after additional COVID-19 outbreaks were reported inside its barracks. According to USFK’s Twitter account, the directive dated Saturday requires service members based at Yongsan Garrison in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry decided Wednesday to allow South Korean soldiers and civilian workers affiliated with the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to get COVID-19 vaccinations shipped from the U.S. for its troops stationed here, officials said. The South Korean troops affiliated with the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, known [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) began administering its initial doses of a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday to health care workers, first responders, and its command team, including Gen. Robert Abrams, officials said. The first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived in South Korea on Friday and had been in cold [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will start administering its initial doses of a COVID-19 vaccine this week, beginning with health care workers, officials said Monday. USFK received the first shipment of Moderna’s vaccine on Friday as Camp Humphreys was chosen by the U.S. government as one of four sites outside [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry is in talks with related authorities to see if South Korean Army troops assigned to the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) can get the COVID-19 vaccine shipped from America for its soldiers here, officials said Saturday. A cargo plane carrying Moderna’s vaccine arrived in South Korea on [...]