4 Fort Meade Employees Test Positive For Coronavirus

FORT MEADE, MD — Four employees at Fort George G. Meade have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The people who tested positive work on the base, but do not live on post.

As a precaution, visitors to medical clinics are pre-screened for symptoms of the virus and childcare has been consolidated to one facility for children of mission-essential parents only. Food vendors on base have also shifted to takeout only, the Capital Gazette reported.

After Gov. Larry Hogan announced a stay-at-home order Monday at his news conference that will take effect at 8 p.m., Fort Meade officials shared on its Facebook page that they will soon know what mission-essential employees can and cannot do under the order.

"Remember Fort Meade is already at HPCON Charlie and reduced to mission-essential operations," Fort Meade officials said on its Facebook page.

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According to the Fort Meade website, HPCON Charlie means there is a "substantial risk from sustained community transmission." The workforce at the base should practice all prevention measures and expect cancellation of in-person gatherings, restricted ability to travel, should plan activities for family members particularly children in case they are restricted to home for prolonged periods of time, prepare for potential limited access to supplies and service including military installations, implement remote work procedures as directed and if outside the U.S., be prepared for the implementation of authorized or ordered departure actions.

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