{"id":48721,"date":"2020-03-24T21:21:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T21:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/24\/coronavirus-or-not-the-mail-is-still-going-to-fn-boots-at-parris-island\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:09:36","slug":"coronavirus-or-not-the-mail-is-still-going-to-fn-boots-at-parris-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/24\/coronavirus-or-not-the-mail-is-still-going-to-fn-boots-at-parris-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus or not, the mail is still going to f\u2019n boots at Parris Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine recruits are always nervous opening mail in front of their drill instructors, and now they may have something to be more worried about \u2014 the possibility of getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/24\/marine-barracks-washington-dc-is-postponing-the-evening-parade-season-over-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19<\/a> or passing the virus through the mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Marine aboard the Parris Island, South Carolina, depot sounded the alarm that recruits at boot camp were still receiving mail and packages, potentially jeopardizing service-members and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Capt. Bryan McDonnell, a spokesman for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, told Marine Corps Times that there have been no discussions yet to halt mail deliveries to recruits there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And maybe with good reason. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health experts believe contracting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/24\/marines-stuck-in-norway-as-incoming-rotation-may-be-delayed\/\" target=\"_blank\"> COVID-19<\/a> through the mail is unlikely and a low risk, according to a report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/24\/health\/coronavirus-mail-packages.html\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe C.D.C. has advised that there is a low risk of transmission on packages,\u201d Matthew O\u2019Conner, a spokesman for U.P.S. FedEx, told the New York Times. \u201cThe guidance from the W.H.O. 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But last week, two Marines stationed on the base tested positive for the virus, McDonnell confirmed. The two Marines work in offices separate from recruit training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonnell said the Marines were already in quarantine when they were notified of their results and they remain in isolation in their residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personnel with whom the service members had identified as being in close contact with were notified and are in self-quarantine and will receive a medical assessment, McDonnell explained. Their work spaces have been thoroughly decontaminated, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe safety and well-being of our recruits, drill instructors, permanent personnel and their families remains our top priority. 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