10 September The US Military has relaxed certain restrictions for personnel in Tokyo and on Okinawa, reported Stars and Stripes. The easing or lowering of risk level on some restrictions follows as the number of new positive cases has dropped. As per Government data, no new cases were reported on the US bases in Japan …

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India’s Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) researchers are conducting serosurveillance of armed forces population in the Indian city of Pune, reported The Indian Express. The three-month study will detect circulating IgG antibodies only in the city’s armed forces population. Around 500 personnel of age from 20 to 55 years and posted at AFMC will take …

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8 September The Commander of the Kosovo Force (COM KFOR) has requested the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) for international assistance to help the Institutions in Kosovo to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The request includes two medical treatment facilities, each with a capacity of 500 beds, which are fully dedicated to Covid-19 treatment …

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7 September The US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has supported Ghana’s Armed Forces’ fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by donating protective and critically needed medical supplies. The $75,000 donation includes 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000l of methylated spirit, 3,000l of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters. The supplies …

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The Tennessee National Guard has reached Covid-19 testing milestone with more than 300,000 administered since March. Out of the total, over 50,000 Covid-19 tests were administered to the most vulnerable populations. The guard’s soldiers and airmen are working alongside Tennessee’s Department of Health, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, and various other state and local agencies. Testing …

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3 September The Michigan National Guard is helping the state Department of Health and Human Service (MDHHS) in testing food workers living in migrant housing camps for Covid-19. The US state has a Latino population of about 5%. The guard members have been testing any resident and several members of the migrant population. 23 airmen …

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2 September Soldiers of the Florida National Guard are donating convalescent plasma to combat the Covid-19 disease. Convalescent plasma may contain antibodies against the virus and could help hospitalised people fighting the infection. Soldiers who have recovered from the disease volunteered to donate. Currently, more than 1,000 soldiers remain in the fight against the pandemic …

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1 September The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a contract to Abbott Rapid DX North America for 150 million Covid-19 tests. Under the $760m initial order, which also covers distribution costs, the company will produce and deliver BinaxNOW rapid point-of-care antigen tests for Covid-19. It is a sole-source acquisition and the FDA has …

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28 August USAA and Lockheed Martin have committed to award emergency financial assistance and educational support funding to the Air Force Aid Society (AFAS). USAA will provide $2.5m and Lockheed Martin will offer $1m, which will help airmen, space professionals, and their families facing hardships due to Covid-19. Lockheed Martin president and CEO James Taiclet …

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The US Navy’s Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) has boosted worker protection from Covid-19 with the installation of stand-alone infrared body temperature detectors. All gates that give entry into the controlled industrial area have been installed with the detectors that remove the need to use hand-held thermometers. Workers can …

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