March 31, 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt commander says entire crew needs to be isolated after 200 positive coronavirus tests The commanding officer of the deployed aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt says his entire crew of roughly 5,000 sailors needs to be isolated after up to 200 onboard have tested positive for Covid-19.
March 30, 2020 USNS Comfort commanding officer on arrival in NYC: 'Excited to be here and excited to get started' Capt. Patrick Amersbach, the commanding officer of the treatment facility aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort, told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Monday that he should be ready to receive patients Tuesday.
March 30, 2020 USNS Comfort hospital ship arrives in New York harbor amid coronavirus outbreak The USNS Comfort has arrived Monday at the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, bringing a message to all New Yorkers that the Navy is "with you" and "remains committed in this fight," Rear Adm. John Mustin says.
March 30, 2020 US Navy ship in Los Angeles for coronavirus relief sees first patients, 'open for business' The U.S. Navy hospital ship sent to Los Angeles to help relieve the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on area hospitals saw its first patients arrive on Sunday.
March 29, 2020 NYC pier prepares for USNS Comfort's arrival in coronavirus fight The USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms and a full medical staff, is scheduled to arrive in New York City on Monday, and crews on the West Side pier have been preparing over the weekend for its arrival.
March 29, 2020 USNS Mercy mission aims to ease strain on Los Angeles-area hospitals, commander says Capt. John Rotruck, the commander of the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy, told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday that the hospital ship, stocked with supplies and medical personnel to aid in the coronavirus pandemic response, acts “as a relief valve to local hospitals” in the Los Angeles area.
March 29, 2020 More sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for coronavirus, officials say More U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier currently in the Western Pacific have tested positive for coronavirus and officials fear the number will continue to rise.
March 28, 2020 Navy Secretary says hospital ships should bring 'comfort' to coastal coronavirus hotspots U.S. Navy hospital ships heading to coronavirus hotspots like New York City and Los Angeles should instill confidence in residents of those cities, Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Saturday.
March 27, 2020 Race to build temporary hospitals nationwide as coronavirus spreads The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at 114 facilities in all 50 states to convert into potential temporary hospitals in an effort to increase the nation’s hospital capacity in preparation for an expected influx of hundreds of thousands of coronavirus patients.
March 27, 2020 More than 30 coronavirus cases on Pacific aircraft carrier, new ones discovered on another carrier in Japan: officials There are now more than 30 cases of coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, ӣƵ has exclusively learned, as well as another aircraft carrier reporting infections for the first time onboard.