Cobra Gold to take place with 'infection safeguards'The 2020 Thai-US Cobra Gold military exercise will take place with necessary steps taken to safeguard the health of the soldiers, said Gen Chalermpol Srisawat, the Royal Thai Armed Forces' chief-of-staff on Friday. Speaking at a joint press conference about the 39th instalment of the Cobra Gold exercises, Gen Chalermpol said precautionary measures will be introduced for the multinational military drill due to concerns about transmission of the coronavirus. The exercise is scheduled to take place from Feb 25 to March 6 in Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Rayong and Chon Buri provinces. Besides Thailand and the US, the main training exercise is joined by five other nations -- Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia. Launched in 1982, Cobra Gold is the largest international military exercise held in the Asia-Pacific region.

Source: Bangkok Post February 14, 2020 21:56 UTC