Unclear how long coronavirus-related restrictions will remain on military -Pentagon

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday said he was extending a stop movement order to the U.S. military halting travel and movement abroad and that it was unclear how long coronavirus-related restrictions would remain on military personnel.

"We don't know how this will play out," Esper told reporters at the Pentagon.

"Before I start moving people around... I want to make sure I can do it with a high degree of confidence that it will not further spread the virus and contaminate units and communities," he added.