A number of Canadian military members deployed in Latvia have tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the Department of National Defence has said. An unknown number of soldiers from other nations taking part in the Canadian-led battle group, however, have contracted COVID-19 at Camp Adazi outside of the capital Riga. There are 540 Canadian soldiers in Latvia — part of a 1,500-member multinational battle group set up by NATO three years ago as a check against Russian aggression in the wake of the annexation of Crimea. "The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have some members deployed on Operation REASSURANCE in Latvia [who] have tested positive for COVID-19," said the statement. The statement went on to say that Canadian Forces members who receive positive diagnoses are placed under the medical supervision of on-site doctors until they recover.

Source: CBC News January 05, 2021 09:00 UTC