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Almost 1 in 10 Theodore Roosevelt sailors tested positive for COVID-19
San Diego Tribune ^ | April 10, 2020 | Andrew Dyer

Posted on 04/11/2020 8:49:18 AM PDT by PGR88

Almost 10 percent of the crew of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while hundreds of test results remain to be reported, the Navy said Friday morning.

Of the 92 percent of the crew that has been tested, 447 have tested positive for COVID-19. The Navy is awaiting results for 775 sailors and 339 have yet to be tested, according to a Navy official with knowledge of the tests.

The San Diego-based carrier has a total crew of roughly 4,845 service members, including its embarked air wing and command staff.

The Roosevelt pulled into Guam March 26 after several sailors on board tested positive for COVID-19.

A letter written by the ship’s commanding officer, Capt. Brett Crozier, asking the Navy for more assistance for its sailors was leaked and broadly publicized, resulting in Crozier’s firing on April 2. Days later, then-acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly flew to the western Pacific island and, in a profanity-laced speech over the Roosevelt’s public address system, said Crozier was naive and stupid if he believed his letter wouldn’t be leaked.

Modly resigned Tuesday, a day after audio of that speech also leaked and was broadly publicized.

On Thursday, one sailor from the carrier who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 30, was found unresponsive in his isolation room and transported to the intensive care unit at Naval Hospital Guam. The Navy did not provide an update for the sailor’s status Friday. At least 3,155 sailors have moved to facilities on the island after testing negative.


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: covid19
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To: al baby
Well to put 2 carriers out of commission i beg to differ

Yep. In terms of level of treason and danger to the Republic, this ranks second to the Brennan-Comey coup attempt. Deep state politics all the way.

21 posted on 04/11/2020 9:19:27 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: dfwgator

Amazing we would disable a key asset because a few sailors might die. Is anyone actually thinking here?

Pathetic. Some folks should be hung for this.


22 posted on 04/11/2020 9:19:56 AM PDT by SteelPSUGOP
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To: PGR88
NOW, LIBERTY, LIBERTY, LIBERTY!

LIBERTY is here by granted to all authorized personnel. All personel are required to check out with the Corpsman prior to departing on liberty so you will not be required to report to the Corpsmen upon your return from LIBERTY.

NOW LIBERTY !!

23 posted on 04/11/2020 9:22:57 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: PGR88

The crew of Navy ship are young and healthy. Most will brush it off with no trouble.


24 posted on 04/11/2020 9:26:12 AM PDT by lurk
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To: Bayard

Handled exactly wrong by the ones who knew exact;y how to handle it.

7 years of sea time. EVERY single underway period on EVERY floating craft is a petri dish of sickness for the first 2 weeks of isolating everyone in close proximity. Cruise ships are no different. Every naval force on the planet knows this and has established protocols on how to handle it.


25 posted on 04/11/2020 9:27:45 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: PGR88

They are waiting on the test results for another 1,000+.


26 posted on 04/11/2020 9:34:02 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: PGR88

For those who think Captain Crozier should be court martialed, are you kidding?

Doing so would be a political nightmare for the Navy. The commanding officer who would one would be ending his own career.


27 posted on 04/11/2020 9:38:45 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: PGR88

What a great place to test the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and zinc on Navy ships!

A controlled environment, already quarantined, 100% can be ORDERED to take the drugs, on ship testing, keeping our military ready for ACTION!

DO IT TODAY! No, YESTERDAY!


28 posted on 04/11/2020 9:40:07 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: PGR88

SO WHAT?

How many are asymptomatic?

How many are hospitalized?

How many have died?

Thanks for confirming that the WHO lied to us about the communicability of the Wuhan virus for the $400,000,000 to $500,000,000 we give them.

These sailors are young and strong. They are the “Herd” in Herd Immunity.


29 posted on 04/11/2020 9:44:32 AM PDT by LeonardFMason (Lou Dobbs)
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To: PGR88

Such confined quarters. And only one in ten.


30 posted on 04/11/2020 9:44:41 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: faucetman

That’s fine for those in age/health bracket, but general population sample is vastly different than those in active duty.


31 posted on 04/11/2020 9:46:22 AM PDT by Bayard
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To: PGR88

How the f**k is this information STILL GETTING TO THE MEDIA


32 posted on 04/11/2020 9:48:22 AM PDT by Lazamataz (China got this virus right off the bat.)
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To: PGR88

Anyone die from it?


33 posted on 04/11/2020 9:51:06 AM PDT by Leep (We can go to the grocery store but we can't go to work?)
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To: SteelPSUGOP
"because a few sailors might die."

Well, one thing for sure - no relatives of yours aboard the Roosevelt, right? Always easy to let other people's kids die for you, isn't it?

And the word is "hanged" not "hung".

34 posted on 04/11/2020 9:56:07 AM PDT by Chainmail (Remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: lurk
The crew of Navy ship are young and healthy. Most will brush it off with no trouble.

11 people on the fire department that I retired from recently tested positive. Only 1 had any symptoms at all, and his symptoms were so mild that he was still coming to work. I would add that the average age of the firefighters was 10 to 20 years older than the sailors. The coronavirus is not a threat to military personnel.

35 posted on 04/11/2020 10:13:22 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: PGR88

“Almost 1 in 10”? How about, “Less than 1 in 10”. Media hyping their scare tactics again. Shows what you can do with a headline...


36 posted on 04/11/2020 10:15:20 AM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: PGR88

Ironic that the Chicoms are moving rapidly through the Pacific,easily “sink” a carrier and tie the President up in a national emergency of epidemic disaster and economic collapse. If I were the enemy,this is what I would do all without firing one shot and having constant deniability with scum media and scum DNC treasonous accomplices.


37 posted on 04/11/2020 10:17:28 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: PGR88

Amen! Spot on post!


38 posted on 04/11/2020 10:20:32 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: dfwgator

Why is this news public?


Exactly

Loose lips sink ships


39 posted on 04/11/2020 10:25:22 AM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
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To: PGR88

“The Navy Said”

Really?


40 posted on 04/11/2020 10:27:26 AM PDT by Professional
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