Crew on U.S. Naval Ship Comfort tests positive for coronavirus

One crew member of the United State Naval Ship Comfort has tested positive for the coronavirus and is under quarantine, a Navy spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Navy spokesperson Lt. Marycate Walsh said the crew member had no contact with patients and “there is no impact to Comfort’s mission.”

The hospital ship is currently docked in the New York City harbor. It had originally been designated to alleviate pressure from New York City hospitals to treat non-coronavirus patients. U.S. President Donald Trump permitted the ship to receive coronavirus patient if needed on Sunday.