Seeing the U.S. military doing this in their own country, South Korean netizens exploded.

Recently, the third wave of neo-crowning epidemic has been raging in Korea, with more than 500 new cases diagnosed in a single day, and the government has repeatedly tightened epidemic prevention measures and restricted public activities on a wide scale. However, while the Korean people are actively cooperating with the government in the fight against the epidemic, the U.S. military in Korea was exposed for ignoring epidemic prevention regulations and holding a “maskless ball” in the camp, which triggered immediate condemnation from Korean public opinion and many netizens’ anger, “Deport them!

According to Yonhap News Agency, the U.S. Army Salsa Club in Korea held a dance party on the evening of April 4 in the cafeteria inside Camp Humphrey, a U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. The photos and videos uploaded by the participants on social networking sites show dozens of people, most of them unmasked, dancing close to their bodies in the cramped space.

According to the report, the behavior of the U.S. military in Korea not only violated the Level 2 epidemic prevention response already in place in the metropolitan area of Korea, but also violated the internal epidemic prevention code of the U.S. military in Korea. In addition, the U.S. Army in Korea has been required by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow the epidemic preparedness code under the Status of U.S. Forces in Korea Agreement (SOFA).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) stated that even a mere violation of the military’s internal epidemic-prevention code can cause serious harm to society, as the nation raises its level of preparedness for a strict epidemic-prevention response. The ROK has stressed to the U.S. military in Korea the importance of having strict epidemic prevention measures in place and following the epidemic prevention code.

In the wake of the incident, the U.S. Army in Korea has closed the internal cafeteria of Camp Humphrey and will take necessary measures to strengthen epidemic prevention.

The news that the U.S. military in Korea ignored epidemic prevention regulations and held a ball also drew condemnation from South Korean public opinion, with South Korean netizens leaving comments accusing, “Crazy, right?” “No wonder the American epidemic is so bad!” “Everyone who attends should be deported!” “Chill out!”