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As COVID-19 spikes across US, troop diagnoses jump 20 percent in a week
Defense Department coronavirus cases continue to rise, but officials have declined to comment on the spike.
Esper says new virus won’t prevent military operations
The U.S. military and its warfighting command centers in the Pentagon are prepared to continue operations even if there is a local outbreak of the new coronavirus, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday, as the department began finalizing its response plans.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press