{"id":48056,"date":"2020-03-24T15:08:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T15:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/24\/army-training-base-reports-first-two-covid-19-cases-among-trainees\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:58:23","slug":"army-training-base-reports-first-two-covid-19-cases-among-trainees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/03\/24\/army-training-base-reports-first-two-covid-19-cases-among-trainees\/","title":{"rendered":"Army training base reports first two COVID-19 cases among trainees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Army ushers recruits through its many initial training programs with new screening precautions, coronavirus cases have started to emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/02\/11\/plans-to-extend-soldiers-initial-training-curtailed-in-army-budget-request\/\" target=\"_blank\">soldier-in-training<\/a> and a student in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/03\/12\/basic-training-and-ait-graduations-canceled-amid-coronavirus-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\">basic officer leaders course<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/01\/09\/army-guard-soldier-dies-during-training-at-fort-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Jackson<\/a>, South Carolina, became the first individuals there to test positive for the virus, post commander Brig. 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Milford Beagle Jr. said Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fort Jackson has a \u201ccontact tracing team\u201d that will identify who the trainees came into contact with and test them if necessary, Beagle said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=575602213052636\" target=_blank>video posted to social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody will not receive a test, but those who have been in prolonged contact and in close proximity with a patient under investigation who has been tested, will be tested,\u201d Beagle said. \u201cFor the rest, we\u2019ll take other isolation and quarantine protocols based on that individuals symptoms and signs that they show over time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beagle added that a contracted team will do \u201cdeep cleaning\u201d of areas the confirmed patients had contact with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has continued to take in new recruits during the ongoing pandemic, but the number of intakes has been roughly halved, Army Chief of Staff James McConville said late last week. Recruits now go through an increased medical screening procedure to identify potential coronavirus cases, McConville added.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/03\/20\/army-basic-training-slowed-as-6-recruits-removed-for-possible-coronavirus\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3396513.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army basic training slowed as 6 recruits removed for possible coronavirus<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Six recruits already were removed from the pipeline to basic training after showing coronavirus symptoms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beagle reiterated the precautions being taken Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey are screened at the recruiting station, they are screened at the military entrance processing station and they\u2019re screened at reception,\u201d Beagle said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testing at Fort Jackson takes roughly 48 hours. The soldier-in-training who eventually tested positive first presented possible coronavirus symptoms at the reception battalion for basic combat training on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the screening procedures, trainees are asked whether they live with anyone who visited a \u201chotspot\u201d in the last 14 days. Those locations include Japan, China, Korea, Italy or Iran, according to a slide Beagle showed on the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recruits are also asked whether they\u2019ve come into contact with someone who has a confirmed coronavirus case and whether they\u2019re sick with a fever, cough or shortness of breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recruit answered \u201cyes\u201d to some combination of those questions and was then isolated, given a mask and sent to a medical facility, Beagle said. The recruit was then deemed a \u201cpatient under investigation\u201d by a medical professional and further isolated in a quarantine unit recently established on post while Army officials awaited test results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recruit\u2019s test came back positive Monday. 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