At the beginning of this mess the two places I thought would be exempt from the virus would be prisons and the military. I was wrong on both counts.
In order to get the virus a person has to be exposed to the virus. A prison population is basically isolated from the public, so in a perfect world, the virus spreading through any prison system should be contained. I guess visitors and the correctional staff brought the virus to the prison and then the prisoners passed it onto each other unwittingly.
That is part of the problem we now face with prisoners that have limited movement to prevent infection and absolutely no hospital staff to administer care in a way the virus demands it.
A military base is an isolated piece of property where some enlisted and officers live. So, in a perfect world, the alert should have reached them first to set up isolation from any chance of being exposed to the virus. Of course, for any person that lives off base and has a family the danger of being exposed increases. But, I am really surprised at the degree the USA military is open to these infections. By all rights, their bases could easily serve as a "safe harbor" for all soldiers and officers. Here again a federal stay at home order would have spilled over into the military and they would have taken measures to prevent infection by anyone coming on the base. That stay at home order never was issued federally and this is the result.
No one in this administration put the military first to protect them and the USA's national defense.
The two places that can compromise the safety of citizens in this country, namely prisons and the military, were never issued information to move in a manner that would prevent these issues.
California, the state that once called prisons campuses, is having a large prisoner release.
April 1, 2020By Kavahn Mansouri
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 has been announced at Scott Air Force Base. (click here)
A Department of Defense civilian employed at the base was tested March 26, with the results confirmed Tuesday, the base statement said. The employee has been working from home since March 18 and was not symptomatic.
Officials said the case was not travel-related, and the employee is now recovering at home.
As of Tuesday, St. Clair County had reported 42 cases of COVID-19 and two deaths from the virus.
