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Hundreds of Marine recruits have now tested positive for COVID-19 at boot camp

from Military.com

Hundreds of Marine recruits have now tested positive for COVID-19 at boot camp Military.com The Marine Corps has seen hundreds of new recruits at boot camp test positive for the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, but their symptoms have been so mild that it hasn't disrupted training, a two-star general said. Fewer than 2% of the Marine recruits who've reported to boot camp since the start of the pandemic have tested positive for COVID-19, Maj. Gen. Bill Mullen, head of Training and Education Command, said. The military has clamped down on reporting the number of COVID-19 cases within specific commands, citing operational security concerns. Mullen and Navy Rear Adm. Milton Sands, the head of Naval Service Training Command, declined to provide the total number of recruits who've tested positive at the services' training camps in California, South Carolina and Illinois. READ MORE

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