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A Sailor stationed onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt succumbs to the effects of the Coronavirus. His condition had reached the point where he was placed in intensive care. When they checked on him on Thursday morning, he was unresponsive.<\/p>\n
About 585 onboard the ship has tested positive as of the linked article’s posting. Another Sailor has been hospitalized.<\/p>\n
From U.S. News and World Report:<\/span><\/p>\n Then acting-Navy Secretary Thomas Modly relieved the ship’s commander, Capt. Brett Crozier, earlier this month after he sent an email that later became public begging for more assistance in mitigating the spread of the virus. Modly later resigned following widespread backlash to his decision and his attempts to defend it.<\/p>\n Roughly 90 percent of the crew of 4,800 had been tested for the virus, the Navy said on Monday, as the ship’s commanders disembark a majority of the crew for treatment and isolation on the island. Navy leaders continue to say that the carrier remains ready to deploy if necessary, with a skeleton crew on board to maintain essential tasks such as maintaining the ship’s nuclear reactors.<\/p>\n At least four of the military’s 11 aircraft carriers have reported instances of the coronavirus among its crew. The USS Nimitz, currently preparing to deploy from its home port in Washington, instituted new measures to contain and treat the virus following news of the Roosevelt and two reported cases of the virus among its own crew. Those sailors have completed quarantine measures, having shown no further symptoms, and as of Friday were returning to the Nimitz.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n U.S. News and World Report has more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"