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US army confirms 1st Covid-19 case INSIDE Pentagon after Marine checks optimistic

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A US Marine has change into the primary confirmed provider of the coronavirus throughout the Pentagon’s partitions, with the US army saying serviceman has gone into self-isolation after testing optimistic this week.

The officer’s take a look at for Covid-19 got here again optimistic earlier this week, Captain Monica Witt, a spokesman for the US Marine Corps, confirmed Wednesday, in accordance with Protection One.

The Marine is believed to have contracted the lethal sickness sweeping by all 50 American states from his partner, who was displaying flu-like signs. Assigned to the plans, coverage and operations workplace of the Marine Corps headquarters, the officer final set foot into the Pentagon constructing on March 13, and has since been in self-isolation awaiting the end result of his take a look at.

As soon as he began feeling unwell himself, the Marine “contacted his assigned medical facility,” Witt stated, noting that the contaminated officer’s office has been disinfected.

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A “thorough” investigation was launched to find out the officer’s current contacts, as he may have unwittingly uncovered others to the virus that has already contaminated over 66,000 individuals within the US alone.

Whereas the Marine has change into the primary identified coronavirus case permeating the US Protection Division’s HQ, it won’t be the final, since a number of different staffers have but to obtain their outcomes.

A type of Covid-19 suspects is an worker of the Pentagon’s Nationwide Army Command Centre – continuously known as the ‘struggle room’ – from the place a nuclear strike may be launched, amongst different issues.

Earlier this week, Protection Secretary Mark Esper additional restricted entry to the Pentagon constructing, elevating its well being safety standing to the second highest stage. Though the circulate of individuals into the cornerstone of the US protection advanced has dwindled, Protection One reported that some 30 p.c of its workers nonetheless present as much as work, citing an inner briefing.

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The US army has sounded the alarm over the speedy unfold of the virus and its potential to undermine fight readiness. The viral menace has already introduced most US abroad operations to a standstill, with Esper ordering all American troops to halt all journey for as much as 60 days on Wednesday, besides in Afghanistan, the place the drawdown of the US contingent continues.

The pandemic additionally dealt a heavy blow to NATO’s ‘Defender Europe 2020’ struggle video games train, which was alleged to function some 20,000 American troopers, with the majority of the train set for April and Might. 

Whereas the drill was not referred to as off altogether, US participation was reduce “drastically” and the train itself – as soon as touted as the most important switch of US troopers to Europe in over 25 years – has been scaled again considerably. 

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