According to him, in the situation with Theodore Roosevelt, "great progress was made in conducting testing among crew members and returning people from the ship."

“We will increase our testing efforts. We will carry it out quickly. The aircraft carrier is completely (fulfills its functions. - RT), it remains, ”TASS quotes him.

Earlier and. about. US Navy Secretary Thomas Modley said that 2,700 people will be removed from the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt due to the coronavirus.

According to him, COVID-19 was detected in 93 crew members of the ship.