Looks like China’s allegation: “China officially accusing the U.S. is behind the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic” may hold water after all?
USS BOXER SAILOR TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer transits the East Sea during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 March 8, 2016. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Craig Z. Rodarte
He Is Not On The Amphibious Assault Carrier, And No Quarantine Has Been Placed On The Warship.
The U.S. Navy has announced that a sailor assigned to the amphibious assault carrier USS Boxer has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The warship is currently docked at Naval Station San Diego. According to Naval Surface Forces Command:
“On March 13, a Sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) tested ‘presumptive positive’ for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), marking the first case for a Sailor aboard a Navy ship. The individual is currently quarantined at home in accordance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines. The test result is considered presumptive positive, pending confirmation by the CDC.
“Personnel that the individual immediately identified having close contact with have been notified and are in self-isolation at their residences. None of them is aboard the ship currently. U.S. Navy ships conduct routine, daily cleanliness procedures geared toward health, wellness and the prevention of communicable disease spread. USS Boxer is taking appropriate preventative measures and conducting a thorough cleaning in accordance with specific guidance from the CDC and Navy-Marine Corps Public Health Center.
“Military health professionals are conducting a thorough contact investigation to determine whether any additional personnel were in close contact and possibly exposed. Depending on the results of that investigation, additional mitigations may be taken.
“Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet is committed to taking every measure possible to protect the health of our force. We remain in close coordination with state and federal authorities, and public health authorities to ensure the well-being of our personnel and local population.”
USS Boxer and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned to California in November after an eight-month deployment to the Middle East and Indo-Pacific regions. It’s not immediately clear how this latest development will affect future deployments.
The announcement came just hours after the Pentagon announced sweeping new “stop movement” guidance that strictly limited where military personnel could go. The Defense Department reports 10 active-duty military, one civilian, eight dependents, and two military contractors have contracted the coronavirus so far.
Red Patriot Sandy Zhou is on a spying mission to find out exactly how many coronaviruses are being trafficked around the world by the imperial forces of the United States… So as to formally lodge a complaint against Uncle Sam with the U.N. for human trafficking, sorry, it should be virus-trafficking?
Zhou “Sandy” Xiaoran 周小然
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