The U.S. Navy has reinstated travel restrictions at all but three bases worldwide over the coronavirus pandemic, Stars and Stripes reports.
Fifty-nine out of 62 naval bases had travel restrictions reinstated as of Monday, a Pentagon document released on Wednesday said. The three naval bases that have lifted their travel restrictions are: Naval Station Rota in Spain, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
The move comes as the Pentagon announced that military COVID-19 infections have surpassed 105,000.
The Pentagon first put travel restrictions in place in March in an effort to control the spread of the virus with the Defense Department, Stars and Stripes noted. Those restrictions have had an impact on moves by service members and their families, causing backlogs during the military's busiest moving season.
According to the Pentagon, 91 of 231 American military installations worldwide have lifted travel restrictions. That many bases have not been open for travel since July 13, according to Stars and Stripes.
A breakdown of the other branches restrictions:
The Air Force had 45 of its 80 installations restrictions lifted. Only 28 of the Army's 68 installations are open. The Marine Corps has lifted restrictions at 14 of its 17 installations.
The military's three finance centers also are under travel restrictions, while the Pentagon has lifted its travel restrictions.
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