Chairman and vice-chairman of joint chiefs in quarantine after coast guard official tests positive, as sense of crisis intensifies

America’s top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday after a senior coast guard official tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said, as Donald Trump, infected with the coronavirus himself, continued to recuperate at the White House.

The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Mark Milley, and the vice-chairman, Gen John Hyten, were among those affected, US officials said.

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