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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 11:06 PM Apr 2020

Crew member of USNS Mercy tests positive for COVID19

JUST IN: A crew member onboard the USNS Mercy, the Navy ship docked in the Port of LA, has tested positive for COVID-19.






One medical treatment facility crew member on board the USNS Mercy has test positive for COVID-19," Public Affairs Officer Lt. Joseph Pfaff said.

The crew member is currently in isolation onboard the ship and will soon be transferred off to a isolation facility, the Navy said.

The USNS Mercy is a hospital ship that arrived at the port to help care for non-coronavirus patients.




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