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Crew member aboard hospital ship Mercy tests positive for COVID-19
A crew member has tested positive for COVID-19 on board the USNS Mercy docked at the Port of Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Navy.
The person has been placed in isolation aboard the hospital ship and will soon be transferred to an “off-ship isolation facility where they will self-monitor for severe symptoms,” Lt. Andrew Bertucci, a public affairs officer for the Navy, said in an email.
“This will not affect the ability for Mercy to receive patients,” Bertucci wrote.
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It’s unclear how many patients are currently aboard the vessel, or how many could have been exposed. Officials did not provide details on the role the crew member held.
The person has been placed in isolation aboard the hospital ship and will soon be transferred to an “off-ship isolation facility where they will self-monitor for severe symptoms,” Lt. Andrew Bertucci, a public affairs officer for the Navy, said in an email.
“This will not affect the ability for Mercy to receive patients,” Bertucci wrote.
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It’s unclear how many patients are currently aboard the vessel, or how many could have been exposed. Officials did not provide details on the role the crew member held.
https://ktla.com/news/coronavirus/42-of-those-killed-by-covid-19-in-u-s-are-black-analysis-of-available-data-shows/
Last I read, the ship had only seen about a dozen patients, all non-Covid-19. They better test those patients now! The Mercy has NOT been all that helpful to L.A., to say the least.
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