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Unit commanders are allowed to pause or reduce collection if, at the discretion of the command, such a process is determined to risk unnecessary exposure to the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the service plans to continue random urinalysis testing \u201cto the greatest extent possible\u201d at its Navy Drug Screening Laboratories, Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John B. Nowell wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/bupers-npc\/reference\/messages\/Documents\/NAVADMINS\/NAV2020\/nav20092.txt\" target=_blank>recent message to the fleet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drug tests performed in accordance with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will consist of no more than 10 individuals in the testing facility at once, the message said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That number includes the both the program coordinator and the sailor tasked with the role of \u201cobserver.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll participants must engage in safe hygiene practices,\u201d the message said, &#8220;including hand washing, maintaining the six feet social distancing requirement, and refraining from touching their face\u201d \u2014 all healthy practices even in a pandemic-free world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy\u2019s UPCs, or urinalysis program coordinators, \u201cwill not handle a specimen bottle after it has been in the possession of the Sailor,\u201d the Navy\u2019s updated policy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSailors providing a specimen will tighten the lids securely to avoid cross contamination, adhere labels, affix security tape on the specimen bottle and place their specimen bottle in a secondary container with absorbent materials under the observation and direction of the UPC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors are also instructed to avoid exchanging identification cards or pens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon secretion completion, urinalysis administrators are expected to wipe down any tables or door handles sailors may have come into contact with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aforementioned guidance applies to tests administered at the direction of a command, as well as tests prompted by probable cause or mishap investigations, the message stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals exempt from testing are sailors who are sick, quarantined, self-monitoring, teleworking, on non-duty status, or in restriction of movement status, the Navy said. 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