The coronavirus infection is spreading throughout the world and sparing no one, regardless of their social standing – including those who were specifically trained to fight such outbreaks.
Many NATO countries have resorted to the help of their militaries in order to cope with the raging coronavirus infection, such as the US, UK, France, Turkey, and Germany. Ironically, despite the supposed training to handle the consequences of using weapons of mass destruction, specifically biological weapons, some NATO militaries have failed to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
The US Defence Department has reported that at least 280 servicemen have contracted the virus since the start of the pandemic. The Pentagon didn't delve into the details about how this happened, claiming that this information could potentially give America's adversaries an idea about which US troops are currently the most vulnerable, but an earlier statement by General Tod Walters suggested that at least 35 US servicemen had contracted the virus while being deployed in the EU. However, the Pentagon spokesperson later said that the American military would stop providing any information on the number of COVID-infected servicemen – again citing security concerns.
Germany has so far been more transparent on the matter – on 26 March it reported that some 160 soldiers had been infected by the coronavirus, with the majority of them experiencing only mild symptoms of the disease. Again, it's unclear how the…
