The Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak Is Harming US Military Readiness

COVID-19 could disrupt military training and deployments. DOD

Mark Cancian, Forbes: How Coronavirus Could Hurt U.S. Military Readiness

So far, the effects of COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) on the military have been modest, a few reduced exercises and some restrictions on gatherings, but if current trends continue, and the military reacts with the level of concern, or panic, seen in the civilian world, the effect on military readiness will be devastating. Fortunately, wartime capabilities will not be much affected because, in an emergency, the military will accept the risk from disease and do what it needs to fight a war.

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WNU Editor: The military will adapt. From what I am reading, the Pentagon is seeing this disruption as temporary, and the situation will return to normal this summer (so they hope).