More sailors confirmed ill on Roosevelt carrier- US Navy- 655 total confirmed -1 dead-6 hospitalized - Update: Recovered sailors retesting positive,

[Shiloh]

Source: https://apnews.com/0cae34376380ab4150002a58bd9934b9

Sailors on sidelined carrier get virus for second time
By LOLITA C. BALDORyesterday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five sailors on the U.S. aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have tested positive for the virus for the second time and have been taken off the ship, according to the Navy.

The resurgence of the virus in the five sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt underscores the befuddling behavior of the highly contagious virus and raises questions about how troops that test positive can be reintegrated into the military, particularly on ships...

 

[Emily]

https://www.businessinsider.com/sailors-uss-theodore-roosevelt-coronavirus-tuberculosis-2020-5

USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor comes down with tuberculosis as other sailors on the ship retest positive for COVID-19
Ryan Pickrell
May 16, 2020, 2:44 PM

• A sailor aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, Politico reported, citing a statement from Pacific Fleet.
• The Theodore Roosevelt has been battling a coronavirus outbreak that saw more than 1,000 sailors test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
• After most of the crew was evacuated ashore, thousands of sailors have started to return to the ship. But, the Navy reports that a number of sailors who were cleared to get back on after testing negative twice have retested positive for COVID-19.