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Second 'outbreak' hits USS Roosevelt as five sailors test positive for the coronavirus and are removed from the aircraft carrier
PUBLISHED: 18:41 EDT, 14 May 2020 | UPDATED: 20:02 EDT, 14 May 2020
A second outbreak has reportedly hit the USS Theodore Roosevelt after at least five sailors test positive for the coronavirus.
According to The New York Times, one infected sailor had tested negative before reboarding the aircraft carrier, which is docked in Guam.
The sailor reportedly started experiencing symptoms of the virus and was removed from the ship immediately.
Four other crew members, who were in close proximity to the infected sailor, were also taken off the warship. Those four ended up testing positive for the virus. An additional 18 crew members were removed from the ship.
A second outbreak has reportedly hit the USS Theodore Roosevelt after at least five sailors test positive for the coronavirus
One infected sailor had tested negative before reboarding the aircraft carrier, which is docked in Guam. The sailor reportedly started experiencing symptoms of the virus and was removed
from the ship immediately. Four other crew members (file images) were also taken off the ship
A Navy official claimed that the new cases may be the result of a testing issue rather than a renewed outbreak.
News of the second potential outbreak comes just two months after about 1,100 crew members on the ship tested positive for the virus. One crew member has died.
More than 4,000 crew members went ashore last month. While more than 2,000 are back on board, at least 1,000 are still testing positive for the virus and remain on land.
And the close to 700 crew members who had been protecting and running the Roosevelt and systems aboard have now moved into hotels and other facilities on the island for their quarantine.
When it’s time to return to the ship, boarding takes place in slow, meticulous waves. Wearing gloves and masks, the crew members climb onto sterile buses only after they’ve had two negative tests for the virus.
They are screened and checked when they get on the bus and again before they board the ship. And even a simple sniffle can get them turned back.
Those who had stayed on the ship did deep cleaning four times a day.
The first outbreak led to the firing of Capt Brett Crozier. He was relieved of his duties on April 2 after a letter he wrote to superiors urging them to respond more quickly to the coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier leaked to the press at the end of March.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...t-five-sailors-test-positive-coronavirus.html
- Sailor started experiencing coronavirus symptoms and was removed from ship
- Four other sailors in close proximity to the infected sailor were also removed
- Those four crew members also ended up testing positive for the coronavirus
- Additional 18 sailors were whisked off ship due to close proximity with infected
- First outbreak on USS Roosevelt occurred in March when about 1,100 sailors were sickened and one sailor died from the virus
- That outbreak led to the firing of Capt Brett Crozier who was relieved from his duties on April 2 for sounding the alarm about the outbreak onboard the ship
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
PUBLISHED: 18:41 EDT, 14 May 2020 | UPDATED: 20:02 EDT, 14 May 2020
A second outbreak has reportedly hit the USS Theodore Roosevelt after at least five sailors test positive for the coronavirus.
According to The New York Times, one infected sailor had tested negative before reboarding the aircraft carrier, which is docked in Guam.
The sailor reportedly started experiencing symptoms of the virus and was removed from the ship immediately.
Four other crew members, who were in close proximity to the infected sailor, were also taken off the warship. Those four ended up testing positive for the virus. An additional 18 crew members were removed from the ship.
A second outbreak has reportedly hit the USS Theodore Roosevelt after at least five sailors test positive for the coronavirus
One infected sailor had tested negative before reboarding the aircraft carrier, which is docked in Guam. The sailor reportedly started experiencing symptoms of the virus and was removed
from the ship immediately. Four other crew members (file images) were also taken off the ship
A Navy official claimed that the new cases may be the result of a testing issue rather than a renewed outbreak.
News of the second potential outbreak comes just two months after about 1,100 crew members on the ship tested positive for the virus. One crew member has died.
More than 4,000 crew members went ashore last month. While more than 2,000 are back on board, at least 1,000 are still testing positive for the virus and remain on land.
And the close to 700 crew members who had been protecting and running the Roosevelt and systems aboard have now moved into hotels and other facilities on the island for their quarantine.
When it’s time to return to the ship, boarding takes place in slow, meticulous waves. Wearing gloves and masks, the crew members climb onto sterile buses only after they’ve had two negative tests for the virus.
They are screened and checked when they get on the bus and again before they board the ship. And even a simple sniffle can get them turned back.
Those who had stayed on the ship did deep cleaning four times a day.
The first outbreak led to the firing of Capt Brett Crozier. He was relieved of his duties on April 2 after a letter he wrote to superiors urging them to respond more quickly to the coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier leaked to the press at the end of March.
More...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...t-five-sailors-test-positive-coronavirus.html
