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TexasTowelie

(112,142 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2020, 07:14 PM Jun 2020

35 COVID-19 cases found in single Air Force unit in Guam

June 22 (UPI) -- A sudden increase in COVID-19 infections at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam is under investigation, officials said on Monday.

An unidentified Air Force unit arrived in Guam on May 25, and 35 of its members have been hospitalized and quarantined since.

The first virus case was discovered on June 11, will all members of the unit tested by June 19.

The group stayed at the Guam Reef Hotel, in Guam's entertainment and shopping district, before moving to the base, and officials are investigating if mandatory protection protocols were followed.

Read more: https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/06/22/35-COVID-19-cases-found-in-single-Air-Force-unit-in-Guam/1831592854056/