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USS Theodore Roosevelt commander says entire crew needs to be isolated after 200 positive coronavirus tests

2020-04-01 09:23:46       source:Fox news

April 1, 2020


In a desperate plea for help, the commanding officer of the deployed aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt says his entire crew of roughly 5,000 sailors needs to be isolated after up to 200 onboard have tested positive for coronavirus.


Three sailors on board the aircraft carrier tested positive last week, the first time the outbreak infected a deployed U.S. warship at sea.


The letter from Captain Brett Crozier to top Navy brass was first obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle.


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