US and South Korea postpone joint military drills due to virus concerns

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• The South Korean and US militaries have postponed their annual joint drills out of concerns over a virus outbreak.
• South Korea reported 21 cases of a new coronavirus in its military and the US military reported one case among its 28,500 troops in South Korea.
• The cases among military personnel have put thousands of South Korean troops in quarantine.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and US militaries have postponed their annual joint drills out of concerns over a virus outbreak.

Thursday's announcement came after South Korea reported 21 cases of a new coronavirus in its military and the US military reported one case among its 28,500 troops in South Korea.

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