• Coronavirus emergency on board the warship Theodore Roosevelt: "Start landing". Removed captain

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April 09, 2020 There are 286 sailors aboard the American aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt off the coast of Guam, coronavirus positive results. The US Defense officials cited by CNN report this.

Over 90% of the crew was tested for the covid-19 and 2,329 military personnel were brought ashore, of which 1,700 are in hotels. On April 3, it was decided to proceed with the landing for 2,700 crew members.

The story of Roosevelt and the management of the virus alarm on board was at the center of a controversy that also led in recent days to the removal of its commander, Captain Brett Crozier, by the secretary for the Navy Thomas Modly, then to in turn he always resigned on the wave of the story.