US soldiers help South Koreans disinfect area in city at center of outbreak

SEOUL, South Korea — American soldiers recently donned protective gear to help South Koreans disinfect a housing complex in Daegu in the first such joint operation since the coronavirus outbreak began in the southeastern city.

The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and South Korea’s 2nd Operations Command, both headquartered in Daegu, spent just over an hour to clean the area on Friday, according to the 19th ESC’s public affairs office.

Soldiers wore hooded jumpsuits, goggles, face masks and blue plastic booties as they sprayed the cleaning agent on the street outside the housing complex.

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