American Soldier Contracts Coronavirus in South Korea as Government Struggles

A 23-year-old American soldier stationed in South Korea became the first U.S. service member to contract the coronavirus, as the national government’s attempts to slow the fast-spreading contagion struggled to keep pace.

The soldier, now in self-quarantine at his off-base residence, made a Tuesday trip to the American military base in Daegu, which has become a major focus in South Korea’s battle against the coronavirus. The soldier is stationed at another U.S. facility nearby. It wasn’t immediately known how the soldier became…