Assistant Marine Commandant Gen. Gary Thomas, the Marine Corps' No. 2 officer, has tested positive for coronavirus.
Thomas was already in quarantine, as he attended a meeting at the Pentagon last Friday with Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Charles Ray, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday.
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