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    South Korea Tries To Stamp Out Olympics Norovirus Outbreak

    With days to go until the Opening Ceremony, the Winter Olympics host quarantined some 1,200 security workers after several dozen of them showed symptoms of infection. Soldiers are taking their place.
    by Colin Dwyer Feb 07, 2018 1 minute
    South Korean soldiers walk past a security checkpoint Tuesday in Pyeongchang, where they have been replacing security guards who showed symptoms of the norovirus.

    It won't be long before South Korea kicks off its grand turn on the world stage, but the specter of illness is already haunting the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Organizers have removed some 1,200 security personnel from their posts

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