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US Undersecretary of Defense Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Pandemic
Continues to Surge

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   The Pentagon has confirmed thatacting Undersecretary of Defense for
   Policy Anthony Tata has COVID-19.
   Tata and several other peoplewereexposed to the virus, the Pentagon
   said, aftermeeting withaLithuaniandelegation,
   includingDefenseMinisterRaimundasKaroblis, who has tested positive for
   COVID.

   "Mr. Tata was tested today and has tested positive for COVID-19 on two
   successive tests. He will isolate at home for the next 14 days in
   accordance with Center for Disease Control protocols," a [1]Pentagon
   statement said.
   Further contact tracing is being done of Defense Department officials
   who may have had contact with Tata and the Lithuanian delegation, the
   statement said.

References

   1. https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2422091/statement-by-chief-pentagon-spokesperson-jonathan-rath-hoffman-on-lithuanian-de/

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