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Amid COVID surge, VA hospitals not requiring masks for all patients
Individual hospitals may consider mask mandates if they see a surge in COVID-19 cases locally.
Sailor in Italy, Marine in Virginia test positive for coronavirus
And the Coast Guard keeps running rescue and humanitarian missions to a quarantined cruise liner anchored off California.
By Carl Prine
Coronavirus is here to ruin all hope for beards in the military
A limited number of styles are permissible as long as the hair does not break the seal of the mask.
By Jon Simkins
Child at March Air Reserve Base quarantine hospitalized with fever
CDC officials said they expect the number of cases of the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, to grow.
By Patricia Kime
Pentagon website adds ‘Spotlight’ page for coronavirus updates
The webpage aims “to disseminate the latest information on the outbreak and to highlight coordination efforts with other organizations throughout the U.S. government."
By Dylan Gresik
Senator asking questions about Army lab shutdown
A Maryland lawmaker wants to know how the shutdown at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infection Disease will affect their ongoing work.
The CDC shut down an Army lab that’s working on an Ebola vaccine
A high-level Army lab that researches diseases like Ebola has been shutdown due to safety violations.
So far, no measles cases at military medical facilities ― but officials are watching
Military medical officials are monitoring for cases.
By Karen Jowers
Military project aims to combat disease outbreaks, protect warfighters
When warfighters are downrange, they often come into contact with diseases at ground zero of an outbreak.
By Kyle Rempfer