South Korea is withdrawing some of its anti-piracy navy from the Cheonghae region of the coast of Somalia following the discovery of Covid-19 cases.
Six soldiers tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the Seoul government to withdraw its anti-piracy force.
South Korean Ministry of Defense has made an arrangement to withdraw officers on the countering piracy assignment as efforts are made to prevent the spread of the virus.
South Korea’s state news agency YONHAB said 300 soldiers on board the vessel , the Great 80, were showing signs of the deadly disease Covid-19.
South Korea’s National Security Council Defense Committee on November 20, 2020 approved an extention of period for Seoul Government’s anti-piracy troops and UAE-backed training officers.
An extension resolution was approved by the Parliamentary Committee, extending the anti-piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden and the Hormoz marine
