Coronavirus spreads on French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Sick crew members have been placed under strict medical observation on board the nuclear-powered carrier
PARIS - Nearly 700 sailors assigned to the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle’s naval group have tested positive for the coronavirus, the armed forces ministry said on Wednesday.
“Thirty one personnel are today in hospital,” it said in a statement. “More tests are being carried out.”
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