South Korean army Sergeant Byun Hui-su weeps during a press conference at the Center for Military Human Right Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, January 22, 2020. South Korea's military decided Wednesday to discharge Byun who recently undertook gender reassignment surgery, a ruling expected to draw strong criticism from human rights groups.The sign reads “The Center for Military Human Right Korea”. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





South Korean Imperial guards wear masks during a reenactment of the Royal Guards Changing Ceremony in front of Deoksu Palace in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, January 30, 2020. The death toll rose to 170 in the new virus outbreak in China on Thursday as foreign evacuees from the worst-hit region begin returning home under close observation and world health officials expressed “great concern” that the disease is starting to spread between people outside of China. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Police officers stand guard as protesters stage a rally calling for a ban on Chinese people entering South Korea in front of the Chinese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, February 4, 2020. The death toll in mainland China from the new type of virus has risen to 425, with the total number of cases now standing at 20,438, officials said Tuesday. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Couples wearing protective face masks attend a mass wedding ceremony organised by the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong on February 7, 2020. South Korea has confirmed 24 cases of the SARS-like virus so far and placed nearly 260 people in quarantine for detailed checks amid growing public alarm. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





A bride wearing a protective face mask attends a mass wedding ceremony organised by the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong on February 7, 2020. South Korea has confirmed 24 cases of the SARS-like virus so far and placed nearly 260 people in quarantine for detailed checks amid growing public alarm. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)





Couples wearing masks for protection from the new coronavirus, attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, South Korea, February 7, 2020. Mass weddings are a well-known feature of the South Korea-based church, but the spread of the new coronavirus has cast a pall over many public events. (Photo by Heo Ran/Reuters)





Tourists wearing a “Hanbok”, a Korean traditional costume, pose for pictures during a visit to the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Ko​rea, 09 December 2019. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA/EFE)





A fan of K-pop idol boy band BTS poses for photographs with cut-out of BTS at a pop-up store selling BTS goods in Seoul, South Korea, December 24, 2019. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





People attend a ceremony to celebrate the new year in Seoul, South Korea on January 1, 2020. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)





Tourists wear masks to prevent contracting coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea on January 29, 2020. (Photo by Heo Ran/Reuters)





South Korean young men wear masks to protect against the new coronavirus as they take part in a conscription examination for the national service in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2020. (Photo by Heo Ran/Reuters)





Seoul Metro employees spray disinfectant as part of efforts to prevent the spread of a new virus which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, at a subway station in Seoul on January 28, 2020. South Korea will send chartered planes to the Chinese city of Wuhan this week to return hundreds of its citizens to Korea, the foreign ministry said, amid concerns about the spread of the SARS-like virus. (Photo by Yonhap/AFP Photo)





An employee disinfects the platform in hopes to prevent transmission of the coronavirus at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Deaths from a new viral disease that is causing mounting global concern rose by 25 to at least 106 in China on Tuesday as the United States and other governments prepared to fly their citizens out of the locked-down city at center of the outbreak. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People wear masks at a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Panic and pollution drive the market for protective face masks, so business is booming in Asia, where fear of the coronavirus from China is straining supplies and helping make mask-wearing the new normal. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





South Koreans evacuated from Wuhan, China, disembark from a chartered flight at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, January 31, 2020. South Korea sent planes to fly back home more of their nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a new virus. (Photo by Kim Kyun-hyun/Newsis via AP Photo)





Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange trading room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite up 0.2% after a rebound on Wall Street overnight. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





South Korean army soldiers pass by a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's New Year's speech at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Moon said he hopes to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fulfill a promise to visit the South this year as he called for the rival Koreas to end a prolonged freeze in bilateral relations. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





Children sing carols during a Christmas charity event as they gather to deliver gifts for the poor in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, December 24, 2019. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





People gather to celebrate New Years on December 31, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)





A woman attaches a paper note bearing her New Year wishes to a lantern at Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, December 31, 2019. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)