The Navy has removed 116 medical staff members from its hospital ship docked off Los Angeles after seven of them tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Mercy was sent from Naval Base San Diego to Los Angeles last month to relieve strain on local hospitals by providing care to patients who do not have COVID-19.
The Navy says a crew member on board the hospital ship USNS Comfort in New York harbor tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
A Navy hospital ship is set to arrive in New York Harbor Monday to help relieve the coronavirus crisis gripping New York City's hospitals.