Vice Chairman Of The US Joint Chiefs Of Staff Expects Coronavirus To Affect More Navy Ships

FILE PHOTO. Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier. © Reuters / US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh

The Hill: Pentagon expects coronavirus to hit more Navy ships after first outbreak

The Pentagon is expecting the novel coronavirus to hit more Navy ships after the outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a top general said Thursday.

Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Navy is anticipating the coronavirus to strike more ships like the Roosevelt, where 416 crew members became infected and 1,164 tests are pending.

One crew member was hospitalized Thursday on Guam, where the ship has been docked for more than a week.

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Vice Chairman Of The US Joint Chiefs Of Staff Expects Coronavirus To Affect More Navy Ships

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