The Pentagon to provide military housing for 1,000 people in response to coronavirus outbreak
By Donna Baeck
According to a statement given by the Pentagon, the Defense Department will provide housing for 1,000 people per the request of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to coronavirus concerns.
The Pentagon said the request calls for the Defense Department to house anyone who is traveling overseas to the United States and is found needing to be quarantined. The HHS will be responsible to provide care, transportation, and security of the quarantined individuals while the DOD will prepare multiple facilities that can fit at least 250 people in separate rooms.
The statement also mentions that anyone who may need to be quarantined will be monitored for at least 14 days and those found to be diagnosed with the infection will be sent to a civilian hospital in accordance to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
CNN reported the coronavirus has killed at least 259 people and infected at least 12,000 people as it continues to reach other parts of the globe.
The coronavirus has been confirmed in more than 12 countries and territories. This has led countries to send planes in order to evacuate their citizens from the infected area and place restrictions on travelers coming from China, CNN reported.
As the coronavirus hits more countries, researchers are scrambling to create a vaccine to stop the virus.
According to a statement given by the Pentagon, the Defense Department will provide housing for 1,000 people per the request of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to coronavirus concerns.
The Pentagon said the request calls for the Defense Department to house anyone who is traveling overseas to the United States and is found needing to be quarantined. The HHS will be responsible to provide care, transportation, and security of the quarantined individuals while the DOD will prepare multiple facilities that can fit at least 250 people in separate rooms.
The statement also mentions that anyone who may need to be quarantined will be monitored for at least 14 days and those found to be diagnosed with the infection will be sent to a civilian hospital in accordance to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
CNN reported the coronavirus has killed at least 259 people and infected at least 12,000 people as it continues to reach other parts of the globe.
The coronavirus has been confirmed in more than 12 countries and territories. This has led countries to send planes in order to evacuate their citizens from the infected area and place restrictions on travelers coming from China, CNN reported.
As the coronavirus hits more countries, researchers are scrambling to create a vaccine to stop the virus.
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