At least 13 sailors serving aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus a second time, according to reports. An unnamed Navy official confirmed Saturday…
At least 13 sailors serving aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus a second time, according to reports.
An unnamed Navy official confirmed Saturday that eight additional sailors serving aboard the aircraft carrier docked in Guam have become infected again after recovering from COVID-19, The Associated Press reported. The Navy official was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity.
In a statement Friday, the Navy had announced five had tested positive a second time.
All 13 sailors have again been removed from the ship and are in isolation at the U. S. Naval Base Guam, Politico reported.
Another sailor was removed from the ship after being diagnosed with tuberculosis, a bacterial infection that affects the lungs and involves similar symptoms to COVID-19, such as coughing, fever and difficulty breathing.
« This week, a small number of TR Sailors who previously tested COVID positive and met rigorous recovery criteria have retested positive, » Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Myers Vasquez said in a statement, according to Politico. « These protocols resulted in a small number of close contacts who were also removed from the ship, quarantined and tested.
