China News Service, April 29, according to US media reports, on the 28th local time, the US Navy said in a statement that the number of new coronavirus infections on the destroyer "Kidd" had risen to 64. The destroyer sailed into the port of San Diego on the same day and was cleaned and disinfected. The crew will also receive medical care here.
The picture shows March 27, "Kid" received fuel from the supply tanker.
The US Navy said in a statement, "As part of the Navy's positive response to the outbreak on the destroyer" Kid ", the ship arrived at the San Diego Naval Base today." "To date, including all people who have symptoms and close Including contacts, 63% of people on Kidd have been tested for viruses, and 64 of them tested positive. "
Reports say that sailors evacuated from the ship will be quarantined and undergo medical examination twice a day.
The US Navy stated that crew members with negative test results will be observed in isolation for a period of time, and military health personnel will monitor them. In addition, a small number of crew members who test negative will remain on board, provide basic services and carry out in-depth cleaning. The clean-up work is expected to take two weeks.
According to reports, the destroyer "Kid" has about 350 crew members. It is the second U.S. Navy ship to have an outbreak at sea. The first ship in the United States that experienced an epidemic was the US military nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Roosevelt". "Roosevelt" currently has more than 900 crew members infected.