COVID-19 Outbreak Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Sidelines Carrier

By Tactical Life

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak recently struck one of most iconic symbols of American military might. An outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier, sidelined the ship to port in Guam, the Navy announced Thursday. This has nothing to do with the U.S. Navy hospital ships sent to the West Coast and NYC.

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Navy personnel first discovered three sailors that tested positive, the Navy announced Tuesday. The Navy flew those three sailors off the ship for quarantine. However, the virus apparently spread before the sailors were evacuated.

“As testing continues, additional positive cases of COVID-19 have been discovered aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt,” said Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday in a statement. “We are taking this threat very seriously and are working quickly to identify and isolate positive cases while preventing further spread of the virus aboard the ship. No Sailors have been hospitalized or are seriously ill.”

Now the Navy faces a nightmare scenario, where sailors aboard a ship live and work in extremely close quarters nearly 100-percent …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life