Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort passes lower Manhattan on its way to docking in New York on Monday.
The 1,000-bed USNS Comfort, previously deployed to conflict and natural disaster zones, was sent to Manhattan to ease the strain on health centres in the city at the epicentre of America’s outbreak by caring for patients other than those diagnosed with the virus. “We consider the USNS Comfort to be in a bubble,” said medical officer Captain Patrick Amersbach as he explained the procedures followed by the ship’s crew to shield it from the virus, including not disembarking for as long as it is docked.
For the time being, even relatives of patients are not allowed to board the ship – though Amersbach said a protocol for loved ones to visit was being put in place “because nobody wants to be without their family members”.
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