“In 93 people, coronavirus was detected, 86 have symptoms, 7 without them. 593 tests are negative, another 1,273 crew members have been tested, some have not yet arrived, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
According to the Acting Minister, everyone who has symptoms of coronavirus disease is quarantined.
“About a thousand people left the ship to provide additional space. We expect that in the coming days another 2,700 people will leave the ship. We cannot and will not remove the entire crew, ”Modley said.
He noted that there are no cases of coronavirus on other US Navy ships deployed at sea.
On March 24, it became known that the coronavirus infection COVID-19 was diagnosed in three US Navy personnel aboard the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
Earlier, the head of the Pentagon, Mark Esper, said that if the pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19 continues to develop, this could seriously affect the combat readiness of the US forces.