The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Royal New Zealand navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha in the Philippine Sea, July 2, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead)
Kitsap Sun: Pentagon, Navy in conflict over coronavirus cases on board USS Nimitz
BREMERTON — The Navy has disputed claims there are sailors sickened with COVID-19 aboard the USS Nimitz, as the aircraft carrier continues preparations in Bremerton for deployment in the Pacific.
But Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday, that the Nimitz does have cases.
"There's been a very small number of breakouts on the Nimitz, and we're watching that very closely before the Nimitz goes out," he said. "But it's not a huge breakout, it's not a big spike at this point."
A sailor displayed symptoms and was placed in isolation away from the ship "out of an abundance of caution," but testing for the virus proved inconclusive, Cmdr. John Fage, a spokesman for the U.S. 3rd fleet, told the Kitsap Sun.
"Sailors that had been in close contact with the individual were also removed from the ship as a precaution and placed into quarantine," Fage said. "That sailor remains off the ship."
A second sailor stationed aboard the Nimitz has tested positive for COVID-19, Fage added, but they were out of state and on leave at the time.
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More News On Conflicting Accounts That There Are Covid-19 Coronavirus Cases Aboard The U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz
Military Warns of Coronavirus ‘Breakouts’ Aboard USS Nimitz -- US News and World Report
Nimitz Becomes 4th Aircraft Carrier with COVID-19 Case: Report -- Military.com
2 sailors assigned to USS Nimitz test positive for COVID-19 -- UPI
Navy denies there are sailors with coronavirus aboard USS Nimitz -- USA Today
Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz reports it is now coronavirus-free -- Politico
1 comment:
French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle, USS Theodore Roosevelt, and the USS Nimitz are small cities. Of course there are cases of corona.
There is a theory that corona was around the West Coast back in November or December. It just took a while for surveillance to pick it up. If it was around back then, then quite a few crew member shad to pick it up.
Now that we have antibody test as well we could see that maybe lots of people had it before January.
It begs the question that, if corona was circulating before January, what good is the CDC EIS?
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