US carriers' global operations affected by aircraft carriers
Our reporter Feng Jiawei
Acting US Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modley said on April 1 that 93 officers and men of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Roosevelt calling Guam tested positive for the new crown virus. Earlier, two people were confirmed on the "Reagan" carrier.
The Pentagon has ordered that military bases and combat headquarters no longer publish the number of confirmed new crown virus diagnoses in their units, citing "for security considerations".
Wang Xiaowei, an expert on international issues and a researcher at the European Studies Center of China University of Political Science and Law, said in an interview with this newspaper that the "recruitment" of US aircraft carriers reflects the Trump administration's slow response to the epidemic, and the US military is also not ready to respond. Will have a significant impact.
US Admiral Michael Gildy confirmed at a White House conference on April 1 that the 2,700 sailors on the USS Roosevelt had left the ship before the 3rd, under test and isolated. Thousands of sailors have already landed on Guam.
Wang Xiaowei said that after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the United States gazed freely and watched the fire across the shore, and did not take active response measures, missing the critical period for preventing and controlling the epidemic. When the new crown epidemic erupts in the United States, the United States will respond slowly and indiscriminately, and the response will be very unscientific.
"Apart from the United States, it is rarely heard that any country's military has a problem with the epidemic. This kind of incident now happens in the United States, which precisely shows that the Trump administration is not responding well to the epidemic." Wang Xiaowei said.
When the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier found a confirmed case, it received the order that "the owner of the ship must not disembark, except at the dock." Today, the situation is really worrying. The captain of the ship, Crozet, has to openly ask for help and write to the US Navy leader to ask all crew members to disembark for inspection and isolation to avoid further deterioration of the situation. In this four-page letter, Croze wrote: "Now it is not in wartime, soldiers do not need to sacrifice, and if we do not act now, we will not be able to properly take care of our most trusted sailors."
According to Wang Xiaowei's analysis, the aircraft carrier is a special existence, distant to the ocean, and the space is closed. Once a new crown virus infection occurs, it is difficult to control.
The aircraft carrier's "recruitment" reflects the paralysis of the US military in responding to the epidemic. As of the morning of March 31, 716 U.S. soldiers had been tested positive for the new crown virus. On March 30, the U.S. military reported the first death of new crown pneumonia in active duty soldiers.
Wang Xiaowei pointed out that the actual infection situation of the U.S. military may be more serious than that reported by the media. US media reports that the number of confirmed patients on the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier has exceeded 200.