Coronavirus sees US-South Korea military drills postponed

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>The US and South Korea will postpone their annual joint drills due to concern about a viral outbreak that has infected soldiers in both countries’ armed forces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Twenty South Korean soldiers and one American service member in South Korea have tested positive for the new coronavirus&comma; which has infected about 1&comma;600 people in the Asian country&comma; the second largest outbreak outside mainland China&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a joint news conference&comma; South Korean and US military officers said their joint drills planned for the first half of this year will be put off until further notice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>South Korean military chief Park Han-ki proposed the delay out of concerns for troop safety and Robert Abrams&comma; the commander of the US military in South Korea&comma; accepted Mr Park’s proposal based on the severity of the virus outbreak&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;150450" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-150450" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-150450" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;02&sol;F6606EF8-05F9-407E-8E39-0AAE32268786&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-150450" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">A South Korean soldier wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant to prevent the spread of Covid-19 on a street in Daegu<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Lee Peters&comma; a US military spokesman&comma; said the postponement decision &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;was not taken lightly” and that two countries’ alliance remains &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;ironclad and unbreakable”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In recent days&comma; South Korea suspended some unilateral field training&comma; placed 9&comma;570 troops under quarantine and banned most of its enlisted soldiers from leaving their bases&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads2--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The US military closed some amenities at several bases and was urging its personnel to avoid handshakes and large gatherings if possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Experts say the postponement of the drills was inevitable because the potential spread of the virus into military barracks could significantly weaken military readiness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The allies have previously suspended or scaled back their regular military exercises&comma; but that was part of diplomatic efforts to disarm North Korea&comma; which views the training as a rehearsal for an invasion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e2ec252facb">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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