Treyfish
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[h=1]Coronavirus, two quarantined military ships[/h]
The virus on the San Giusto and San Giorgio helicopter carriers, among the most important units in the Navy. That could have been used precisely for the health emergency
March 13, 2020
The virus struck another serious blow against the military. After infecting a dozen senior officers, including the Army commander-in-chief and causing the death of a colonel, he has now forced the crews of two military ships to quarantine. These are the San Giorgio and San Giusto, two of the most important units in our fleet, indicated among the possible tools in support of Civil Protection.
The alarm went off after two soldiers, probably from the naval rifle department, were positive: one is hospitalized in the Perrino hospital in Brindisi. Ten days ago they had participated in an exercise, living on board the two ships. For this reason, the Navy "immediately adopted restrictive measures to protect the health of staff, family members and citizens, by reporting the crews of the two ships to the health authorities for the purpose of quarantine". Now about three hundred men and women are in solitary confinement in their quarters or inside the barracks. San Giorgio and San Giusto remain completely empty, moored and monitored in the port of Brindisi. It has not been decided how long this situation will continue,
These are two helicopter carriers, practically miniature aircraft carriers, 135 meters long and with a displacement of over 7900 tons. Each has a crew of 17 officers and 146 between graduates and sail..:tiphat:https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/03/13/news/coronavirus_navi_militari-251218656/
The virus on the San Giusto and San Giorgio helicopter carriers, among the most important units in the Navy. That could have been used precisely for the health emergency
March 13, 2020
The virus struck another serious blow against the military. After infecting a dozen senior officers, including the Army commander-in-chief and causing the death of a colonel, he has now forced the crews of two military ships to quarantine. These are the San Giorgio and San Giusto, two of the most important units in our fleet, indicated among the possible tools in support of Civil Protection.
The alarm went off after two soldiers, probably from the naval rifle department, were positive: one is hospitalized in the Perrino hospital in Brindisi. Ten days ago they had participated in an exercise, living on board the two ships. For this reason, the Navy "immediately adopted restrictive measures to protect the health of staff, family members and citizens, by reporting the crews of the two ships to the health authorities for the purpose of quarantine". Now about three hundred men and women are in solitary confinement in their quarters or inside the barracks. San Giorgio and San Giusto remain completely empty, moored and monitored in the port of Brindisi. It has not been decided how long this situation will continue,
These are two helicopter carriers, practically miniature aircraft carriers, 135 meters long and with a displacement of over 7900 tons. Each has a crew of 17 officers and 146 between graduates and sail..:tiphat:https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/03/13/news/coronavirus_navi_militari-251218656/