The base is shifting to less than 80 percent of normal occupancy in workplaces. The base said that can be achieved through telework, remote work, flexible scheduling or other ways — methods that have become familiar to thousands of Wright-Patterson employees since the spring of 2020.
The based moved to HPCON “Alpha” in April. “Alpha” is the DOD’s lowest level of health vigilance.
An average of 2,461 COVID-19 cases per day were reported in Ohio in the last week or so, according to a New York Times compilation relying on state data. Cases have increased by 7 percent from the average two weeks ago.
Before the pandemic, Wright-Patterson was the professional home of more than 30,000 military and civilian employees, making it Ohio’s largest employer in one location.