WASHINGTON—Several of the nation’s top uniformed military officers went into quarantine Monday night after attending meetings at the Pentagon with a Coast Guard admiral who tested positive this week for Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The Joint Chiefs of Staff, a body that consists of the top commanders from each of the armed services, held meetings that included Coast Guard Adm. Charles Ray, the vice commandant, who then tested positive on Monday after exhibiting symptoms over the weekend, the Coast...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 06, 2020 17:15 UTC