7 crew members aboard the USNS Mercy hospital ship docked at the port of Los Angeles have tested positive for coronavirus
Everyone believed to have been in close contact with those crew members remain in quarantine off the ship; all have tested negative for the coronavirus."The ship is following protocols and taking every precaution to ensure the health and safety of all crewmembers and patients on board," Fage said.The 1,000-bed Mercy docked in Los Angeles in late March to relieve the pressure on local hospitals by treating non-coronavirus patients.
The Mercy, along with its twin the USNS Comfort docked in New York Harbor, are not configured to treat infectious diseases. But after receiving only a handful of non-coronavirus patients, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the Comfort would also treat patients with the coronavirus.CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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