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https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200221006900325?section=national/defense


Military to temporarily suspend drafting soldiers from Daegu

南韓軍方暫時停止大邱徵兵

SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) -- The military manpower agency said Friday it will
suspend conscription in the southeastern city of Daegu and the adjacent
county of Cheongdo next week following a mass outbreak of the new coronavirus
in the region.

2/21 首爾-- 南韓兵務廳週五表示，在該地區爆發大規模的武漢肺炎疫情後，
下週將暫停大邱和臨近的清道郡徵兵。

The move came after the government designated the two areas as a "special
management zone" after they reported nearly 100 additional COVID-19 cases in
the last few days. With a population of 2.4 million, Daegu is the country's
fourth-largest city.

此舉是南韓政府將上述2地列為「特別管理區」後進行的，在過去幾天內，上述2地
報告了近百例武漢肺炎病例。大邱人口共240萬，是南韓第5大城。

When the draft can resume in the region will be decided after the government
removes the special designation, the Military Manpower Administration said.

兵務廳說，在政府取消特別管理區後，才會開始考慮恢復徵兵

By law, all able-bodied South Korean men must carry out military service for
about two years in a country that faces North Korea across one of the world's
most heavily fortified borders.

"We will do our best to minimize the possible inconveniences inflicted on the
potential draftees in consultations with related government agencies," Mo
Jong-hwa, chief of the administration, said.

The latest decision is part of the government's broader efforts to prevent
the new coronavirus from spreading further into the barracks, after the
country's first infections in the armed forces were confirmed.

Earlier in the day, a Navy sailor on the southern island of Jeju was
confirmed to have contracted the new virus in the first such case among
service personnel here. An officer each from the Army and the Air Force were
also confirmed to have the virus the same day.

South Korea reported 52 new cases of the new virus on Friday, bringing the
total number of infections in the country to 156. Of the 52 new cases, 41 are
in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and the neighboring North
Gyeongsang Province.

這邊大致是描述南韓徵兵背景，還有目前疫情狀況，就不翻了，
有翻錯再請板友通知協助更正

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