Does this sound suspicious in regard to north Korea or what?
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1,200 Olympic security guards fall sick
Military deployed as norovirus outbreak hits Winter Olympic security guards
(CNN)South Korea has deployed 900 military personnel after 1,200 security guards were pulled from duty following an norovirus outbreak at Winter Olympic facilities in Pyeongchang.
Organizers
said 41 security guards had suffered a sudden onset of vomiting and
diarrhea on Sunday and had been taken to hospital. The outbreak comes
just days before the opening of South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics on
Thursday.
To prevent the
spread of the disease, the other guards were withdrawn and replaced
with 900 military personnel as of Monday afternoon, a statement from the
Pyeongchang Olympics committee said.
"The
military personnel ... will be responsible for security checks of the
20 venues as they take up jobs such as security searches, previously
done by civilian safety personnel, until the patients' condition is
normalized," the statement said.
All
the civilian guards were in a stable condition, according to the
statement. Organizers said that all Olympic accommodation and buses were
being disinfected.
The first Olympic events are set to be held on Thursday, February 8. Competitions will run for two weeks before the closing ceremonies are held on Sunday, February 25.
The
Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said in a
statement Monday that the 41 security guards had been staying at the
same building in Pyeongchang.
"KCDC
dispatched an immediate response team to the Pyeongchang site to check
additional people for symptoms, check the origin of the exposure, take
measures to control infection and prevent spread," the statement said.
It's not clear how the guards become infected in the first place.
Water
and food at the accommodations are currently being tested, while the
Winter Olympics committee said it would strengthen checks on sleeping
quarters for staff working at the games to prevent further infections.
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