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17 March 2020
 
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Military Times | As first VA patient dies from COVID-19, VA hospitals start barring all visitors
The Department of Veterans Affairs lost its first patient to the COVID-19 coronavirus on Saturday, a 70-year-old veteran who also was Oregon’s first fatality from the new disease.

The Multnomah County man was hospitalized at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He had underlying health conditions and tested positive for the virus March 10, Oregon Health Authority officials said in a release Saturday.
 
 
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Washington Post | Pentagon rejects proposals from military officials to stop training new recruits amid coronavirus response
Stars and Stripes | More than 1,500 National Guard troops have been activated in response to coronavirus outbreak
Stars and Stripes | Pentagon’s top civilians ‘separated’ from each other as coronavirus cases in DOD reach 37
 
 
 
 
 
 
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