UPDATE: Pentagon officials have posted additional information about the travel restrictions on the Defense Department web site.
Pentagon officials late Friday announced a total domestic travel ban for all troops, civilian personnel and their families until May 11 in an effort to limit their potential exposure to the coronavirus.
In addition, troops will be granted “only authorized local leave” for the duration of the travel restrictions, limiting their ability to visit family and friends in far away states.
“The continuing spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) necessitates immediate implementation of travel restrictions for domestic Department of Defense travel,” the memo announcing the new travel rules stated.
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Update #1: Department of Defense suspends domestic travel for military and civilian personnel until May as coronavirus outbreak grows in US -- Business Insider
Update #2: U.S. military halting domestic travel amid virus outbreak -- Politico.
WNU Editor: The new guidance takes effect Monday and last through May 11.
