Guam Worries as Sailors From Virus-Hit Ship Take Over Hotels

Some people in Guam are nervous as hundreds of sailors from a coronavirus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier isolate in hotels.

Officials insist they have enforced strict safety measures. Around 550 crew members of the USS Theodore Roosevelt are infected, and nearly 2,000 are in quarantine in hotels.

An outbreak aboard the ship has thrust the Navy into a leadership crisis. Its commander urged faster action in a letter.

The acting Navy secretary fired and criticized the commander, then resigned after facing blowback.

Some say putting the sailors in hotels puts people's health at risk.

Guam's governor says the island needs to be humane.

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