Actually it was his partner or someone off base I think that gave it to him. My impression. Story may have been spiked or perhaps a false positive. Who knows.
speaking of false positives, I watched an interview with one of the Westerdam ppl, and the lady said that the woman that tested positive twice in Kalua Lampur tested negative third time so the cruisers were allowed to return home. CDC stated that the passenger ‘never had’ CV.
here’s a story:
https://www.mvtimes.com/2020/02/24/cdc-westerdam-passenger-never-coronavirus/