New coronavirus outbreak on Navy destroyer in Pacific, 18 sailors positive

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JUST IN: 18 sailors aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Kidd, operating in the Pacific Ocean, have tested positive for the coronavirus—marking the second outbreak at sea aboard a U.S. Navy vessel.

24/7 coverage of breaking news and live eventsEighteen sailors aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Kidd, operating in the Pacific Ocean, have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one of them has been medically evacuated to the United States, according to the Navy. This marks the second outbreak at sea aboard a U.S. Navy vessel; the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt remains in Guam with most of its crew still in quarantine.

Seventeen other sailors tested positive within 24 hours of the first case, and the Navy has deployed a specialized medical team to the ship to conduct contact tracing and additional onsite testing. Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt depart the ship to move to off-ship berthing, April 10, 2020.

 

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TomBossert

Tragic for our veterans--prayers going out

TomBossert Unfortunate but not terribly surprising. Expect to see more.

Quick fire the Captain!

Prayers

Isn’t the Pacific Ocean kind of warm and with humidity? I’m calling this a hoax!

Was this an agent orange situation where they sprayed it on the boat for a plane?

海軍クラスター

STOP BROADCASTING TRUMP’S DAILY MAD SHOW, PLEASE!!!!!! PEOPLE ARE CONTINUALLY TRAUMATIZED!!!!! GULLIBLE PEOPLE WILL DIE!!!!!

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