Almost all of the sailors of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, tested positive for Covid-19 on board or on their return to shore, were declared cured and released from the hospital or from their confinement in a military enclosure, said Monday night spokesman for the Navy.
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"There are only two sailors left in the hospital", including "a petty officer in intensive care" and a second sailor under surveillance, according to Captain Eric Lavault. 18 other sailors are still in confinement in Toulon, in a military enclosure. Thus, "98% of the positive cases of the carrier strike group are cured," said the spokesman. Out of a total number of 2,400 crew members of the Carrier Strike Group (the aircraft carrier and its escort, editor's note), 1,081 sailors had tested positive.
Two ongoing investigations
Now, "some are in classical confinement at home", like the rest of the French, and "others went out less than seven days ago and are under mask at home" as a precaution, he detailed . According to the general staff, the virus was probably invited on board during a stopover of the aircraft carrier in Brest in mid-March.
Two investigations, one epidemiological and the other of command, must shed light on the causes and the management of this massive contamination which forced the Charles de Gaulle to anticipate his return from mission of ten days, half April.