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A case of COVID-19 has been recorded on the Hetman Sagaidachny frigate | CoRona24 News

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So, according to the publication, on August 3, one of the sailors was diagnosed with COVID-19, in connection with which the command of the Yug naval base isolated all those in contact with the patient.

About 30 sailors are now housed in the frigate’s helicopter hangar.

In addition, according to the publication, one of the sailors from the Oleksandr Okhrimenko rescue ship also has a suspicion of coronavirus.

What the **ck? I can't post the link on Facebook because "it goes against community standards". Anyway, with an exception of Kyiv, the rest of Ukraine is almost 100% non-compliant not just with quarantine measures, but with the common sense ones. This is especially true in Odessa and other cities in Southern Ukraine where the vacationers flocked to with borders being closed and all.

 

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Jokowi picks Army chief as national COVID-19 committee's vice chairman - National - The Jakarta Post

SOEs Minister Erick Thohir says President Joko Widodo appoints Andika to assist him because the President thought the Indonesian Military (TNI) should be involved in handling the pandemic. The military would work to discipline the public in adhering to the strict health protocol, he added.

www.thejakartapost.com

 

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Military blackout on reporting COVID-19 numbers in Hawaii not universal in U.S. armed forces

The chief of naval information office said Friday “there have been reports of positive COVID-19 cases” at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard but “there has been no impact to readiness.”

www.staradvertiser.com

Following some highly-publicized COVID-19 outbreaks within Marine Corps ranks in Okinawa, Japan, Marine Corps Installations Pacific has taken to providing regular coronavirus update numbers for Okinawa on its Facebook page.

“It was reported at 8 a.m. today, Aug. 7, 2020, that within the last 24 hours (8 a.m. to 8 a.m.) three members” of Installations Pacific and III Marine Expeditionary Force affiliated with Camp Courtney on Okinawa tested positive for COVID-19, the installations command reported.

On Thursday, the command reported one member of the Marine “family” tested positive who was affiliated with U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster.

On Wednesday, meanwhile, within a 24-hour period, 10 members were reported positive for COVID-19 at Camp Courtney and the naval hospital, according to a Marine Corps update.

 

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User account | Defence News

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National - Approximately 3164 personnel are deployed as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist

Current nation-wide Defence support includes:

• Contact tracing and planning support teams to all state and territory governments.
• Supporting law enforcement agencies with mandatory quarantine arrangements.
• The ADF will not be authorised as law enforcement officers as this remains the responsibility of the states and territories

 

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New Zealand is increasing the military presence at its border as it battles a new coronavirus outbreak and seeks to prevent any further security breaches.

Around 500 extra defence personnel will be deployed at managed isolation facilities, almost doubling the current number, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday.

 

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7th US service member has died from COVID-19

In total, the Pentagon has reported nearly 38,500 COVID-19 cases among military personnel.

www.militarytimes.com

The Pentagon’s latest update, on Wednesday, showed an increase from the previous tally of six COVID-19 troop deaths, but did not identify the individual or service branch of the deceased. Pentagon officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Military Times seeking more details.

HMS Queen Elizabeth crew test positive for Covid-19

A small number of the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth personnel have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus, delaying the aircraft carrier sailing for operational training.

www.naval-technology.com

Naval Technology understands that fewer than ten personnel tested positive; these crew members were removed from the ship and taken to HMS Nelson to be monitored by military medics.

 

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Five Military Sites Chosen for Phase III Trial of COVID Vaccine Candidate

AstraZeneca is seeking 30,000 volunteers for the trial, which may lead to an effective vaccine by year’s end.

www.defenseone.com

The sites are Naval Medical Center San Diego in California, Joint Base San Antonio Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia.

The maker of the vaccine candidate, AstraZeneca, is seeking 30,000 volunteers for this U.S. trial. The company is already undertaking late-stage clinical trials in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, and has other trials scheduled in Japan and Russia. “These trials, together with the US Phase III clinical trial, will enroll up to 50,000 participants globally. Results from the late-stage trials are anticipated later this year, depending on the rate of infection within the clinical trial communities,” company officials said in a Monday press release.

 

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DoD school officials identify first DoDEA employee to die from COVID-19

Described as "beloved" by parents, teachers, co-workers, she is the only DoDEA employee to die from COVID.

www.militarytimes.com

Defense school officials have identified the Fort Knox Middle/High School counselor who died from COVID on Sept. 15 as Pamela Harris.

Harris had tested positive for COVID and had been receiving medical treatment at a local hospital, said Will Griffin, a spokesman for the Department of Defense Education Activity. It is the only death from COVID among DoDEA employees to date, he said. There have been no COVID deaths among students, he said.

 

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Teddy Roosevelt captain says he knowingly risked career with virus warning

In a witness statement, Capt. Brett Crozier said he wrote the now-famous email in an urgent effort to help avoid a “larger catastrophe.”

www.navytimes.com

Crozier’s witness statement, recorded in May during the Navy’s investigation into the handling of the outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, provides a look at his thinking when he sent the March email that upended the military world and brought condemnation from the top Navy admiral overseeing the carrier. President Donald Trump also criticized Crozier.

Vice Adm. William Merz, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, told investigators that Crozier either did not understand military efforts underway to evacuate the crowded ship or wanted to undermine those efforts. Merz hypothesized that Crozier screwed up and panicked, or wanted to play hero.
“Either way, he surrendered, and brings into question his resiliency and toughness in command,” Merz said.

 

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Teddy Roosevelt captain says he knowingly risked career with virus warning

In a witness statement, Capt. Brett Crozier said he wrote the now-famous email in an urgent effort to help avoid a “larger catastrophe.”

www.navytimes.com

Crozier’s witness statement, recorded in May during the Navy’s investigation into the handling of the outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, provides a look at his thinking when he sent the March email that upended the military world and brought condemnation from the top Navy admiral overseeing the carrier. President Donald Trump also criticized Crozier.

Vice Adm. William Merz, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, told investigators that Crozier either did not understand military efforts underway to evacuate the crowded ship or wanted to undermine those efforts. Merz hypothesized that Crozier screwed up and panicked, or wanted to play hero.
“Either way, he surrendered, and brings into question his resiliency and toughness in command,” Merz said.

btw I love how some American blame da nang city for the out brake in that carrier , when the fact are the carrier were infect by the fly crew of cargo plane that fly in and out to carry supply which may be flight from Philippine ( which is the most infect covid 19 in asean = dueterte is truly amazing leader , close border with china then reopen border with china ( after china threat him ) instead close border with Taiwan no wonder his country rank 1 in covid case in asean

 

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It's Almost Impossible to Get COVID-19 on an Airplane, New Military Study Suggests

The study next heads into a peer review before its findings can be submitted for a scientific journal.

www.military.com

A new military-led study unveiled Thursday shows there is a low risk for passengers traveling aboard large commercial aircraft to contract an airborne virus such as COVID-19 -- and it doesn't matter where they sit on the airplane.

Researchers concluded that because of sophisticated air particle filtration and ventilation systems on board the Boeing 767-300 and 777-200 aircraft -- the planes tested for the study -- airborne particles within the cabin have a very short lifespan, according to defense officials with U.S. Transportation Command, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and Air Mobility Command, which spearheaded the study.

 

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The US Defense Department has a four-month supply of personal protective equipment as it anticipates an increase in COVID-19 cases, a statement released.

The supplies include respirators, gloves and masks for use by military personnel and families, and was purchased and stockpiled by the Defense Logistics Agency. Much of it will be used for patient care at medical treatment facilities worldwide.

The increase in supplies comes as the number of COVID-19 infections has risen sharply in the United States since September.

On Monday, the Defense Department reported a total of 99,389 infections and 113 deaths among its military and civilian personnel, dependents and contractors.

Last week it announced the award of a $6.18 million contract to Illinois-based Medline Industries Inc. to increase domestic production capacity of surgical masks.

 

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Acting SecDef, service secretaries exposed to COVID-19 after top civilian tests positive

Miller, Barrett and McCarthy all met with Raimundas Karoblis days before the Lithuanian defense minister tested positive for COVID-19.

www.defensenews.com

A top Pentagon civilian has tested positive for COVID-19 after meeting with a foreign dignitary — who may have also exposed acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller as well as the top civilians from the Air Force, Navy and Army, Defense News has learned.

Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis met with Miller, the service secretaries and retired Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, who is performing the duties of the undersecretary for policy, during a Nov. 13 visit to the Pentagon. Upon returning to Vilnius this week, he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

 

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How The US Military Is Handling Covid-19 And What We Can Learn From Their Experience

While we at home isolate and reduce our societal interaction, military members continue to interact with hundreds if not thousands of other military personnel every day. How has Covid-19 impacted the United States’ armed forces, and will vaccines enable them to return to business as usual?

www.forbes.com

According to the Department of Defense (DoD), military personnel had over 104,000 cases since the start of the pandemic. While a small number in reference to the 180,000 cases the United States confirms every day, the military is comprised of only about 1.3 million active-duty personnel. Therefore, over 8% of military personnel have had a confirmed case of Covid-19, compared to about .5% of Americans.

This is likely not more significant news because of the military’s lack of severe Covid-19 cases. Only 14 have died from the 104,000 cases, or a death rate about 130 times lower than the United States’ death rate.

The DoD is learning from its mistakes, like the USS Theodore Roosevelt, from the early pandemic. Efforts to quarantine sick personnel and standardize mask use have drastically improved in recent months. DoD officials are working with the Department of Health and Human Services to get the military vaccinated as a priority group. Personnel deployed abroad, such as in South Korea or Japan, have already begun vaccine administration. DoD officials may be pinning their hopes on the vaccine with the assumption that they can continue operating business as usual.

 

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Pentagon Keeps $398 Billion F-35’s Full-Rate Production on Hold

The Pentagon has put a decision on approving full-rate production of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 on indefinite hold, as officials remain unable to say when the fighter jet will be ready for combat testing that’s been delayed repeatedly since 2017.

www.bloomberg.com

Technical challenges and the impact of Covid-19” have delayed preparation of the simulation facility where the sophisticated testing of the costliest U.S. weapons system will be conducted

 

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Two more coronavirus deaths bring military toll to 17

A New York National Guardsman and Reserve sailor bring January's death toll to three.

www.militarytimes.com

More than 130,000 service members have contracted COVID-19 since February, just under 6 percent of the active-duty and reserve force, compared to nearly 8 percent of the general U.S. population.

 

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Receiving the vaccine is voluntary, and USNH Naples is coordinating with installation leadership to vaccinate first responders, such as frontline medical workers, security forces and emergency service personnel.

 

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FSM MAGAZINE - “Terrorist groups using COVID-19 to reinforce power and influence” warns Interpol

Fire & Security Matters (FSM), the independent voice for the fire, security and risk management sectors.

www.fsmatters.com

“Terrorist groups using COVID-19 to reinforce power and influence” warns Interpol.

As COVID-19 cases subside in some regions and surge in others, the report underlines the critical need to monitor the reaction and response by terrorist networks, violent extremist groups and other potentially dangerous non-state actors. Early on in the pandemic, certain terrorist groups and other non-state actors used the pandemic to reinforce their power and influence, particularly so among local populations, or to expand their external financial resources.

Importantly, the report also highlights how the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy is likely to indirectly affect funding available to terrorist organizations.

 

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Military, Medical Leaders Discuss COVID-19 Issues With Service Members

Top military and medical officials gathered for a virtual town hall meeting with service members and their families to discuss COVID-19 vaccinations.

www.defense.gov

Among those speaking at the webinar were Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Army Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Ronald J. Place, director of the Defense Health Agency. The event was hosted by Blue Star Families and the American Red Cross.

In a recorded address, Milley and wife Hollyanne Milley said they are committed to protecting the military's 2.3 million men and women and 2.7 family members from COVID-19.

 

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ROMANIA - 24. 02. 2021 -

About 100 students from the Military Academy from Alba Iulia became infected with COVID-19. Where did the explosion start?​

About 100 students from the Military Academy from Alba Iulia became infected with COVID-19. Where did the explosion start?

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