Military Called in After Virus Outbreak at Pyeongchang Olympics

South Korean soldiers move at a security checkpoint as they replace security guards showing symptoms of the norovirus at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 6, 2018 ahead of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images

Organizers of the Pyeongchang Olympics have called in the South Korean military to cover the 1,200 private security workers who have been quarantined due to concerns of a norovirus outbreak.

Officials said on Monday, Feb. 5, 32 workers are being treated for norovirus, including 21 security staff, after they reported being ill suffering from diarrhea and vomiting, reported CBS.