Captain of USS Theodore Roosevelt pleads for help as coronavirus infection spread onboard

The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier carrying more than 4,000 crew pleaded for urgent help as 33 sailors on board were found positive for novel coronavirus, according to local media reports on Tuesday.

Captain Brett Crozier wrote in a letter to U.S. Navy leadership that decisive action is required to save the lives of the ship's crew, CNN reported.