A man stands with a banner to oppose the joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States near the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.
The countries will begin their annual joint military exercises this week, Seouls Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday.
(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)SEOUL The United States and South Korea will begin their annual joint military exercises this week, Seouls Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday.
But South Korea is now dealing with a virus resurgence in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan region, home to half of the countrys 51 million people.
The 279 new cases South Korea reported on Sunday are the highest daily jump since early March.