US Joint Chiefs quarantined after official tests positive

Members of the United States military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have gone into self-quarantine after the Coast Guard’s second-in-command tested positive for the novel coronavirus following a top-level meeting at the Pentagon last week, US officials said on Tuesday. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, was among those affected, Pentagon officials said. US defence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, stressed that the military’s top brass – with the exception of the Coast Guard Vice Commandant, Admiral Charles Ray – had all tested negative so far and were still carrying out their duties. None have exhibited symptoms or have so far tested positive. style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;">