Strong suspicions of infections on board the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier had prompted the authorities to dispatch a screening team. As of Friday, 50 cases of coronavirus were identified.

For several days, strong suspicions of infections hovered over the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. A screening team was dispatched to the boat on Wednesday. 50 cases positive for covid-19 were identified Friday according to information from AFP.

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