Several senior US military officers self-quarantine after a senior Coast Guard official tests positive for coronavirus
General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, is among several senior US military officers self-quarantining.
"We are aware that Vice Commandant Ray has tested positive for Covid-19 and that he was at the Pentagon last week for meetings with other senior military leaders," said Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman on Tuesday. "Some meeting attendees included other service chiefs."Hoffman did not specifically identify Milley as being among them, but a military source said it was a "pretty fair assessment" to conclude he was one of the officers.
The Coast Guard said Ray had tested positive on Monday after experiencing mild symptoms and was quarantining at home.'No change to operational readiness'
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