{"id":58658,"date":"2020-03-12T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/12\/centcom-adding-travel-restrictions-amid-covid-19-outbreak-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:52:38","slug":"centcom-adding-travel-restrictions-amid-covid-19-outbreak-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/03\/12\/centcom-adding-travel-restrictions-amid-covid-19-outbreak-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"CENTCOM adding travel restrictions amid COVID-19 outbreak in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the Pentagon already greatly restricting travel to fight the spread of the coronavirus,, U.S. Central Command is adding additional caveats for travel among troops within the command\u2019s area of operations amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/03\/11\/cruise-passengers-arrive-at-dobbins-air-reserve-base-to-begin-quarantine-as-georgia-reacts-to-virus\/\" target=_blank>COVID-19 outbreak<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to CENTCOM commander Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., there\u2019s concern the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/03\/10\/va-locks-down-nursing-homes-to-prevent-covid-19-infections-department-tracking-six-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\">virus<\/a> could spread into countries that share a border with Iran. Iran is neighbors with Iraq, where the U.S. has up to 6,000 troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran sits in the middle of the theater,\u201d McKenzie said told lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. \u201cSo their ability to pass that infection to other states is very worrisome.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting on Friday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/12\/secdef-issues-global-travel-restrictions-to-help-stop-coronavirus-spread\/\" target=_blank>Pentagon is barring<\/a> all troops, family members, and military civilian employees from traveling to countries including Italy, South Korea, and China for the next 60 days. Specifically, the memo cited all countries the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated \u201cWarning Level 3,\u201d meaning the agency recommends to avoid nonessential travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the memo was released, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention added more than 20 countries to the list, primarily countries in Europe. The CDC previously designated Iran as a \u201cWarning Level 3\u201d state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already, McKenzie said one contractor in CENTCOM\u2019s area of operations has exhibited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/03\/10\/explainer-whats-the-difference-between-pandemic-epidemic-and-outbreak\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus symptoms<\/a>, and another person who is currently quarantined. In order to increase isolation, McKenzie said that only mission-essential travel is continuing in the CENTCOM theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight now, we believe we have good precautions in place,\u201d McKenzie said. \u201cWe\u2019ve cut back significantly on intra-theater travel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has had more than 8,000 cases of coronavirus and nearly 300 deaths stemming from the illness, according to the World Health Organization. But McKenzie anticipates there are even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe the numbers are probably significantly underreported in terms of coronavirus victims in Iran,\u201d McKenzie said. \u201cSo we look at that pretty hard going forward, because the permeability and the porousness of the borders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM doesn\u2019t expect Iranian troops to remain insulated from consequences related to the illness, according to McKenzie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to have some effect on the military instrument,\u201d McKenzie said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several U.S. troops have already contracted the virus, including a soldier in South Korea, a including a soldier in South Korea, a sailor in Italy, and a Marine in Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the military has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/10\/us-army-africas-multinational-military-exercise-scaled-back-amid-coronavirus-outbreak\/\">modified multiple military exercises<\/a> to prevent the virus from spreading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department of Defense\u2019s top priority remains the protection and welfare of our people,&#8221; said Esper in a statement Wednesday. \u201cI remain confident in our ability to protect our service members, civilians and families.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIran sits in the middle of the theater. 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