Posted on 01/22/2021 5:48:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Between 150 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., to provide security for President Joe Biden's inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus, a U.S. official said on Friday.
The U.S. government imposed unprecedented security measures in the city following the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, including fences topped with razor wire and checkpoints manned by National Guard.
The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the number of National Guard troops who tested positive could rise but was still a small fraction of the more than 25,000 troops deployed in city over the past few days.
The United States reported more than 4,000 daily deaths from COVID-19 for a second consecutive day on Thursday, according to a Reuters analysis of public health data, bringing the cumulative number of U.S. lives lost to almost 410,000.
The National Guard said in a statement that it would not discuss coronavirus cases, but personnel were following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, including temperature checks when they left their home state and arrived in the city, along with a screening questionnaire.
The military has said arrangements are being made for thousands of troops to return home, and that about 15,000 are expected to leave Washington within the next five to 10 days.
Some 7,000 National Guard personnel are expected to stay at least through the end of the month, officials have said.
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Thanks Democrat Party.
Nuke it from space - it’s the only way to be sure...
Thanks Democrat Party, and Nancy Pelosi for their abuse of our men and women in our Guards!
Why is 150 young healthy people getting a viral infection that will be virtually harmless to them newsworthy?
Good think Dr Pepper Jill wore her designer mask when giving the troops her two little baskets of cookies
Karen, these 150 soldiers will be fine. Most will not even know they are infected.
Wasn’t that the goal? To infect Trump voters, their families, their communities, etc.?
If they kill us they’ll have to start working for a living and that’s the last thing they want.
That’s why they import slaves.
200/26000
0.769 %
Dog bites man = not news.
If they were tested, they know. That said, it’s true most won’t develop symptoms.
Out of 30,000 plus.
I’m sure sleeping in the cold parking garage didn’t help their immune system either.
They are mostly young and healthy and very few will have symptoms requiring medical care.
Trumps fault /s
Stop it! This is terrible news! And it’s 100% on Biden and the democrats. Run with it. Plus they can spread it to others that it can kill. 100% Democrats fault.
Thanks for the Super Spreader Nazi Pelosi.
Here is my question: If The Donald had managed to #StopTheSteal, would the Swamp have told him not to have a large inauguration event in the interests of “Following the Science!”
I hope they sneezed in Pelosi’s botox face.
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