* The Department of Defense is making plans for a possible coronavirus outbreak at the Pentagon, the secretary of defense said Thursday.
* Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters that the department is looking at strategies that have proven effective for US Forces Korea, where there have only been six USFK-related infections, despite South Korea's high number of cases.
* "We have a lot of capabilities in this building," Esper said. "Our national military command center has the capability go for weeks at a time ... if we have some type of outbreak."
The Department of Defense is planning for a possible coronavirus outbreak at the Pentagon, the world's largest office building, the secretary of defense said Thursday afternoon.
The US has had 11 coronavirus deaths among more than 220 cases of infection. None of those infections or deaths have been close to the Pentagon, where more than 20,000 people work, but DoD wants to be prepared just in case.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Thursday that he expects to receive a proposal next week on prevention and mitigation measures "should we have somebody come up positive or display symptoms."
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