The US military has cancelled a large-scale exercise involving thousands of troops in the Philippines because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision to scrap Balikatan 2020 was taken “in light of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding Covid-19 pandemic and in the best interest of the health and safety of both countries’ forces”, US Indo-Pacific Command chief Admiral Phil Davidson said.
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