Navy recommends reinstating captain of coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier

The coronavirus exposure aboard the Roosevelt, which is docked in Guam, followed a recently completed port call to Da Nang, Vietnam. 

Fifteen days after leaving Vietnam, three sailors from the Roosevelt tested positive for the virus. The infections were the first reports of the coronavirus on a U.S. Navy vessel at sea.

As of Friday, all crewmembers of the Roosevelt have been tested for the coronavirus, with 856 positive cases. Of the total cases, 88 sailors have recovered and one sailor died.

Crozier, who contracted the virus, is in the distinguished visitors quarter at a Navy base in Guam, the Times article said. He is waiting for confirmation that he no longer has the virus one of his friends said, according to the publication.

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