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1,000 US citizens to be quarantined at four stateside military bases due to the Wuhan coronavirus by Jeff Schogol

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1,000 US citizens to be quarantined at four stateside military bases due to the Wuhan coronavirus
By Jeff Schogol

The Defense Department will provide shelter for another 1,000 government officials and family members who need to be quarantined because they may have been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus, a Pentagon spokesman said on Saturday.

These latest evacuees are in addition to the 200 U.S. citizens who have already been evacuated from Wuhan, China, to March Air Reserve Base, California, said Army Lt. Col. Christian Mitchell.

“DOD personnel will not be directly in contact with the evacuees and evacuees will not have access to any base location other than their assigned housing,” Mitchell said in a statement.

The 1,000 additional U.S. citizens will be housed until Feb. 29 at the following four U.S. military bases:

The 168th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Fort Carson, Colorado
Travis Air Force Base, California
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California

“In accordance with CDC [Centers for Disease Control] guidelines, all evacuees will be monitored for a period of 14 days,” Mitchell said. “Should routine monitoring of the evacuees identify ill individuals, HHS [Department of Health and Human Services] has procedures in place to transport them to a local civilian hospital.”
Read Lt. Col. Christian Mitchell’s entire statement below:

On Feb. 1, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper approved a request for assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services for housing support for 1,000 people who may need to be quarantined upon arrival from overseas travel due to the novel coronavirus. HHS officials requested the Defense Department to provide several facilities capable of housing at least 250 people in individual rooms through Feb. 29, 2020.

Under the request, DOD will only provide housing support, while HHS will be responsible for all care, transportation, and security of the evacuees. DOD personnel will not be directly in contact with the evacuees and evacuees will not have access to any base location other than their assigned housing. In accordance with CDC guidelines, all evacuees will be monitored for a period of 14 days. Should routine monitoring of the evacuees identify ill individuals, HHS has procedures in place to transport them to a local civilian hospital.

The following installations have been selected by DOD to assist HHS evacuation operations, if needed:

The 168th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Fort Carson, Colorado

Travis Air Force Base, California

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California

The department continues to work closely with its interagency partners, while monitoring the situation. DOD has assessed this support will not negatively impact readiness or critical operations.

The department’s primary responsibility is the safety of our force, our families and our base communities. DOD personnel will follow guidance in the memorandum, “Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak,” to reduce risk.


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