Daily Mail: Second 'outbreak' hits USS Roosevelt as five sailors test positive for the coronavirus and are removed from the aircraft carrier
* Sailor started experiencing coronavirus symptoms and was removed from ship
* Four other sailors in close proximity to the infected sailor were also removed
* Those four crew members also ended up testing positive for the coronavirus
* Additional 18 sailors were whisked off ship due to close proximity with infected
* First outbreak on USS Roosevelt occurred in March when about 1,100 sailors were sickened and one sailor died from the virus
* That outbreak led to the firing of Capt Brett Crozier who was relieved from his duties on April 2 for sounding the alarm about the outbreak onboard the ship
A second outbreak has reportedly hit the USS Theodore Roosevelt after at least five sailors test positive for the coronavirus.
According to The New York Times, one infected sailor had tested negative before reboarding the aircraft carrier, which is docked in Guam.
The sailor reportedly started experiencing symptoms of the virus and was removed from the ship immediately.
Four other crew members, who were in close proximity to the infected sailor, were also taken off the warship. Those four ended up testing positive for the virus. An additional 18 crew members were removed from the ship.
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More News On A Second 'Outbreak' Hitting The U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Roosevelt
Navy sailors cleared to return to USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for COVID-19 in latest sign of trouble -- Business Insider
Sailors who had returned to pandemic-stricken aircraft carrier retest positive for coronavirus -- CNN
5 sailors test positive for COVID-19 after returning to the USS Theodore Roosevelt from isolation -- Task & Purpose
New COVID-19 cases on US carrier despite extensive screening -- CNA/AFP
