Air Force update for COVID-19
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published April 06, 2020
WASHINGTON (AFNS) --
In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
April 6, 2020
Over the weekend, Air Force Reserve Command units mobilized over 40 doctors, over 70 nurses and approximately 13 respiratory technicians within 48 hours to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, for further inprocessing with the U.S. Northern Command's Joint Forces Land Component Command, based out of New Jersey. The medical personnel are slated for follow on movement to New York City's Javits Center.
You can read more about their mobilization here: https://www.afrc.af.mil/News/Article/2137781/air-force-reserve-mobilizes-medics-to-new-york-for-covid-19-response/
Today the Air Force has released information that supplements Department of Defense guidance on the use of cloth face coverings to help combat COVID-19, effective immediately.
You can read the Air Force supplemental guidance here: https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2138804/air-force-releases-guidance-on-use-of-cloth-face-covers/
Air Force Totals of COVID-19 Positive Cases as of 5:30 p.m., April 5, 2020.
| CASES | HOSPITALIZED | RECOVERED | DEATHS | |
| Military | 290** | 17 (+1) | 40 (+15) | 0 |
| Civilian | 127 (+45) | 10 (+2) | 12 (+3) | 0 |
| Dependents | 100 (+28) | 5 (+1) | 7 (+2) | 0 |
| Contractors | 39 (+18) | 4 (+1) | 3 (+3) | 0 |
| Total | 547 | 36 | 62 | 0 |
*These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on April 3rd.
** Adjustment due to Air National Guard numbers being reported via the National Guard Bureau.
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