At least 23 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt are infected with COVID-19—a spike from three cases earlier in the week. The Navy has ordered the ship to stop in Guam so all 5,000 sailors aboard can be tested.
March 26, 2020, 8:47 PMThe WHO has now declared the virus, aka COVID-19, a pandemic.
Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novelOn Tuesday, officials disclosed that there were three cases of COVID-19 aboard the ship marked the first time that infections had been detected aboard a U.S. Navy ship at sea. An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt March 18, 2020.By Thursday, the number of infected sailors shot up to 23, according to two U.S. officials.
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