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NOAA hurricane hunter base in Florida hit with coronavirus outbreak

By Zach Halaschak
Published June 16, 2020 9:21pm ET
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NOAA hurricane hunter base in Florida hit with coronavirus outbreak
Visitors line up to tour the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's WP-3D Orion turboprop 'Hurricane Hunter' at New Orleans Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The aircraft is used by scientists on research missions to study various elements of a hurricane, flying through the eye of the storm several times each flight. The plane is also visiting Corpus Christi, Texas, Houston, Tallahassee, Fla.; and Tampa, Fla. | (Gerald Herbert/AP)

A coronavirus outbreak hit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s hurricane hunter reconnaissance base in Florida about two weeks after the start of hurricane season.

Five employees at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland Linder International Airport have tested positive for COVID-19, and an undisclosed number of their co-workers have been asked to self-quarantine for two weeks, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

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COVID-19 Florida Hurricanes Infectious Disease NOAA Weather