South Korea, US Scale Back Military Drill, Citing Pandemic

South Korea, US Scale Back Military Drill, Citing Pandemic
The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, on Aug. 23, 2016. Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via Reuters
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SEOUL—South Korea and the United States will conduct its springtime military exercise this week, but the joint drill will be smaller than usual because of the coronavirus pandemic, Seoul said on Sunday.

The allies will begin a nine day “computer-simulated command post exercise” on Monday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.