China News Service, March 17th. According to foreign media reports, on the 16th local time, the US Department of Defense said that currently, 37 people in the Pentagon have been diagnosed with new crown pneumonia.
According to Huffman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, of the 37 confirmed patients, 18 were military personnel, 13 were family members, 3 were civilians, and 3 were contractors. The spokesman said that 495 people from the Department of Defense have been tested for the new crown virus.
In addition, US Secretary of Defense Esper and his deputies, as well as their staff, will remain isolated to prevent the spread of the new crown pneumonia virus.