*Note: Updated every Thursday.

Read Annex A to GO1F, HERE (effective Sept. 8, 2020) . The last page lists the Limitations in Effect. USAG Bavaria has implemented protection measures for the health protection of our community. Expect these measures to impact normal day-to-day operations across Grafenwoehr, Vilseck, Hohenfels and Garmisch. Updates will be posted here and at the USAG Bavaria Facebook page . We're updating our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page weekly. Ensure you're registered in the Alert mass notification system .

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

Highlights from Garrison Town Hall (Sept. 2, 2020)

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• MEDDEC Bavaria Commander, Col. Bryan, will be hosting a medical town hall next Tuesday, August 11 at 1800.

• In accordance with the 7ATC FRAGORD, service members AND family members within the USAG Bavaria footprint are currently restricted to travel within the State of Bavaria. Nuremberg is also currently off-limits. Please contact your chain of command if you have further questions.

• USAG Bavaria is going to keep every Garrison Service open to the fullest extent possible. As it becomes necessary, we will have to adjust and temporarily close services to clean and ensure everyone’s safety.

• Remember the three fundamentals: Wash your hands, wear a face-covering and keep your distance.

• If you feel sick, do NOT go into work. Contact your health care provider and chain of command. Tricare Nurse Advice Line (NAL), Germany: 0800-071-3516

Note: Beneficiaries can also contact the NAL by calling your clinic appointment line and choosing the option for the NAL, or by dialing the Universal International Free Phone from a cell phone in Europe: 00-800-4759-2330. Alternatively use the Nurse Advice Line Beneficiary Portal: https://mhsnurseadviceline.com/home. With the portal, beneficiaries have additional options to communicate (chat or video chat).

• If a service or family member in a unit becomes COVID positive, the unit or directorate will move into a 14 -day ROM** and initiate contact tracing.

• Any leave or pass outside of Bavaria must be approved by an O5 Battalion Commander. Leave and pass requests must be an approved country listed by GO1E.

• You may see Soldiers positioned outside of services and the front gates again, to ensure that proper preventative measures are being followed.

• The 2CR restrictions are a ROM** not a quarantine.

• On-post citations will now be issued to individuals in the case they are not complying with COVID-19 preventative measures (i.e. not wearing a mask inside the PX or not using the hand washing / sanitizing stations).

• Masks with valves are still unauthorized.

• The Vilseck Acute Respiratory Center is located in the back of the clinic, Bldg. 250. There are signs that will guide you.

** (ROM) Restriction of Movement: ROM is defined as limiting movement of an individual or group to prevent or diminish the transmission of a communicable disease, including limited ingress and egress to, from, or on a military installation; isolation; quarantine; and conditional release.



USAG Bavaria Face-Mask Advisory (Aug. 7, 2020)

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Starting today (Aug. 7, 2020), USAG Bavaria now prohibits individuals from wearing valve face coverings on installation, in areas were masks must be worn. According to CDC and TRICARE health officials, facial coverings with valves do not prevent the spread of COVID-19.



Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.



USAG Bavaria Community Advisory (Aug. 5, 2020)

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If you have concerns about a community member not following COVID-19 protection measures, ask them politely to follow General Order 1E.

Under General Military Authority, any NCO or Officer can conduct an on the spot correction. If you're a civilian and you see a SM doing something wrong, find a NCO or Officer and ask them to make the correction for you or contact the appropriate chain of command for uniformed personnel.If they still won't follow COVID-19 protection measures, notify your local military or host nation law enforcement personnel — your Directorate of Emergency Services.

As a community, let's all do our part and keep each other safe.