The US and South Korean militaries announced they will postpone a command post training exercise due to growing concerns about spread of the coronavirus in South Korea, which has infected 25 members of the South Korean military and one US servicemember.
"The Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance has decided to postpone the joint combined command post training planned for the first half of this year until further notice, as the South Korean government has raised the alert level to the highest level due to COVID-19," Kim Joon-Rak, a spokesman for the South Korean military's Joint Chief of Staff said at a news conference Thursday, using the official name for the virus.
Those figures include 25 members of the South Korean military, according to the South Korean defense ministry.Read MoreOne US servicemember serving as part of the 28,000-strong American contingent in South Korea has also tested positive for the coronavirus and has been placed in quarantine.A widow of a former servicemember serving with US-Forces Korea and a South Korean national who was working at US installations in Korea have also tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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