Manassas Team Alerted To Player's Parent With Coronavirus: Report

MANASSAS, VA — A member of the Manassas Volleyball Club is the daughter of a Marine hospitalized for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, InsideNoVA reported Monday. The volleyball club reportedly emailed parents Sunday that the Marine, who is stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico and is receiving treatment at a hospital on Fort Belvoir, is the parent of one of the volleyball players.

The Marine, who recently traveled to Ethiopia on Marine Corps business, tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday. The Marine's family members are symptom free but have been directed to be quarantined for a period of 14 days, the volleyball club said in the email.

"We have been in contact with the family and they are also sharing information with us that they receive from the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and authorities at Fort Belvoir regarding the situation as details become available," the Manassas Volleyball Club said in the email, as reported by InsideNoVa.

Players on the club attend high schools in Prince William and Fairfax counties, according to the report.

A representative of the Manassas Volleyball Club, when reached by phone Monday, said he is still waiting for more information and would have no comment at this time.

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State health officials confirmed Monday that three Virginia residents, including the Marine based at Quantico, have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Marine and a Fairfax City man were the first people in Virginia to test positive for the coronavirus. A third person in Arlington County came back Sunday night with a positive coronavirus test result. The three cases of COVID-19 are presumptive positive, which means they still need to be confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In response to the Marine testing positive for the coronavirus, Marine Corps Base Quantico, where he was assigned, is operating under a Code Yellow status, which means reasonable delays in reporting to work at the base are excused and unscheduled leave may be authorized for personnel who are feeling ill. Mission Essential personnel are expected to report to work on the base, according to the base.

In the email, the Manassas Volleyball Club said it does not appear that any club member have been exposed. The club said in the email that it will be conducting a thorough cleaning of the club facility.

The Fairfax County Health Department is conducting contact investigations across the county to determine any potential exposures to individuals with people who tested positive for COVID-19, including the Marine. To this point, the health department "has not communicated direct connections to illness with FCPS," a Fairfax County Public Schools spokeswoman said in an email to Patch.

"If parents or staff are contacted by health department personnel, they should follow instructions and notify staff with this information," the spokeswoman said.

Dr. Alison Ansher, district director for the Prince William Health District, said in an email to Patch that the county and state are "actively involved in the contact investigation right now and are working with other public health agencies to make any necessary notifications as quickly as possible."

However, any exposures at a venue like a volleyball game would result in attendees or participants being considered "low risk," Ansher said. They would be advised to self-monitor for illness, isolate themselves if they were to show any symptoms, and then notify their health care provider and local health department.

"Ultimately, the decision to furlough these individuals will be up to the particular school system policies," Ansher said.

Prince William County Schools declined to comment, referring questions to the county health department.