Posted March 20, 2020 11:48 am by Comments

By Tactical Life

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A pair of U.S. Navy hospital ships will deploy to New York and the West Coast soon, President Trump announced Wednesday. The ships and medical crews will help treat all non-COVID-19 patients where authorities expect a major increase in coronavirus patients soon.

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“The United State naval ships Comfort and Mercy are being prepared for deployment to assist overwhelming – overwhelmed communities with acute patient care,” Rear Admiral Bruce Gillingham, Surgeon General of the Navy, said during a press conference. “Comfort and Mercy are medical treatment facilities. Their ships and their crew of medical professionals will help take some of the burden off of local hospitals so that they can focus on COVID-19 care.”

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly expects one of those ships to position within New York Harbor, just off New York City; that ship is the USNS Comfort, out of Virginia. Meanwhile, the Mercy, out of San Diego, will likely deploy to a major city on the West Coast.

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