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Unclear how long coronavirus-related restrictions will remain on military: Pentagon
Source: Reuters
POLITICS APRIL 14, 2020 / 4:20 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Unclear how long coronavirus-related restrictions will remain on military: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he was extending an order to the U.S. military to halt travel and movement abroad, and noted it was unclear how long coronavirus-related restrictions would remain on military personnel.
“We don’t know how this will play out,” Esper told reporters at the Pentagon, adding that the military would review the issue every 15 days. The stop movement order was set to expire on May 11.
“Before I start moving people around ... I want to make sure I can do it with a high degree of confidence that it will not further spread the virus and contaminate units and communities,” he added.
The order illustrated the Pentagon’s growing concern about the rapid spread of the virus, which has infected about 2,600 U.S. troops.
Esper also said that in New York the military was working toward moving military doctors and nurses, including some from the hospital ship Comfort, to overstretched hospitals.
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Unclear how long coronavirus-related restrictions will remain on military: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he was extending an order to the U.S. military to halt travel and movement abroad, and noted it was unclear how long coronavirus-related restrictions would remain on military personnel.
“We don’t know how this will play out,” Esper told reporters at the Pentagon, adding that the military would review the issue every 15 days. The stop movement order was set to expire on May 11.
“Before I start moving people around ... I want to make sure I can do it with a high degree of confidence that it will not further spread the virus and contaminate units and communities,” he added.
The order illustrated the Pentagon’s growing concern about the rapid spread of the virus, which has infected about 2,600 U.S. troops.
Esper also said that in New York the military was working toward moving military doctors and nurses, including some from the hospital ship Comfort, to overstretched hospitals.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/unclear-how-long-coronavirus-related-restrictions-will-remain-on-military-pentagon-idUSKCN21W2WZ
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