On Thursday, The Marine Corps said its No 2 officer, General Gary Thomas, had tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second senior military official to do so this week, another sign of the danger to top brass who met both men at the Pentagon.
Thomas, the Marine Corps assistant commandant, is suffering mild symptoms and is self-quarantining at home, the Marine Corps said. Reuters was the first to report Thomas’ positive result.
Nearly all the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including its chairman, Army General Mark Milley, are in quarantine after attending top-level meetings last week with Thomas and the Coast Guard’s No. 2 official, Admiral Charles Ray, who tested positive on Monday for the disease caused by the coronavirus.
in a statement Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said: “At this time we have no additional senior leader positive test results to report. “We will continue to follow CDC guidance for self-quarantining and contact tracing,” referring to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hoffman offered no further details, including whether any other top generals were experiencing potential symptoms.
