Z107.7 News has confirmed that there are two confirmed cases of COVID-19 virus aboard the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base. In a Facebook live update and post Wednesday, Commanding General Roger Turner said one patient is a child from the Stepping Stones Child Development Center. The child has mild respiratory symptoms and does not require hospitalization. Upon showing symptoms, the child was screened and tested. As directed by health officials, the child care worker with the child has been notified and is now in quarantine and will receive follow-on medical assessment. Individuals who have been in contact with the child have been notified and will be put into quarantine as well. The second patient is a Marine who is being isolated and going through a similar process with his unit. Turner stressed that the base would continue to observe its protocols to prevent the spread through enforcement of social distancing and the wearing of masks aboard the sprawling installation.
TWO CASES OF CORONAVIRUS CONFIRMED ABOARD THE 29 PALMS MARINE BASE
