Sailor aboard 4th U.S. aircraft carrier tests positive for coronavirus
04/07/2020 04:46 PM EDT
The positive test makes the Nimitz the Navy's fourth aircraft carrier so far to report a positive case among crew members.
By NATASHA BERTRAND and LARA SELIGMAN
A sailor assigned to the USS Nimitz, a Bremerton, Wash.-based aircraft carrier, tested positive for Covid-19 last week after experiencing symptoms while on board the ship, according to three defense officials familiar with the matter.
The positive test makes the Nimitz the Navy's fourth aircraft carrier so far to report a positive case among crew members.
The individual was put into isolation and removed from the ship. Contact tracing — or monitoring those who came into contact with the infected sailor — was done in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the officials said.
Another crew member has also tested positive...
...The USS Theodore Roosevelt is battling the spread of the virus on board, with more than 150 positive Covid-19 cases so far.
...Two other carriers — the USS Ronald Reagan undergoing maintenance in Japan, and the USS Carl Vinson undergoing maintenance in Puget Sound — have also reported positive cases... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...-nimitz-173210
04/07/2020 04:46 PM EDT
The positive test makes the Nimitz the Navy's fourth aircraft carrier so far to report a positive case among crew members.
By NATASHA BERTRAND and LARA SELIGMAN
A sailor assigned to the USS Nimitz, a Bremerton, Wash.-based aircraft carrier, tested positive for Covid-19 last week after experiencing symptoms while on board the ship, according to three defense officials familiar with the matter.
The positive test makes the Nimitz the Navy's fourth aircraft carrier so far to report a positive case among crew members.
The individual was put into isolation and removed from the ship. Contact tracing — or monitoring those who came into contact with the infected sailor — was done in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, the officials said.
Another crew member has also tested positive...
...The USS Theodore Roosevelt is battling the spread of the virus on board, with more than 150 positive Covid-19 cases so far.
...Two other carriers — the USS Ronald Reagan undergoing maintenance in Japan, and the USS Carl Vinson undergoing maintenance in Puget Sound — have also reported positive cases... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...-nimitz-173210
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