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US Navy hospital ship sent to support COVID-19 fight in LA leaves after treating just 77 patients in 7 weeks
Much like its sister ship, USNS Comfort, the USNS Mercy was consistently underused during its weeks…
Ryan Pickrell
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The hospital ship Trump sent to Los Angeles to support COVID-19 fight stopped taking patients after treating just 77 people
The ship discharged its last patient on Tuesday, five days after the large hospital ship stopped re…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy is fighting a coronavirus outbreak on the hospital ship USNS Mercy
In addition to small outbreaks aboard the Navy's hospital ships, the service is battling outbreaks …
Ryan Pickrell
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Photos show the 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arriving in New York to support the city in its flight against coronavirus
While New York is now considered the US epicenter of COVID-19, no coronavirus-positive patients wil…
Brittany Chang
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Engineer tries to ram speeding train into US Navy hospital ship over fears that COVID-19 is 'leading to a government takeover'
A California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer recounted watching the train barrel at full speed "into a…
David Slotnick
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Trump orders immediate deployment of hospital ship to Los Angeles, anticipating 'hotbed' surge of coronavirus cases in California
California ranks fourth as of Sunday, with nearly 1,500 cases. Gov. Gavin Newsom, asked Trump in a …
David Choi
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The US Navy is preparing 2 fully-equipped hospital ships to help fight coronavirus 'trauma' cases
"One of the ways by which you can use either field hospitals, hospital ships, or things in between,…
David Choi
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The US Navy will be deploying its 'floating hospital' to help in the coronavirus fight in New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Navy announced that efforts to deploy the USNS Comfort to the st…
David Choi
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Governor estimates 56% of Californians will be infected with coronavirus, asks Trump to deploy hospital ship 'immediately'
Newsom and other city leaders declared an emergency and enacted several measures to prevent the out…
David Choi
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California governor says hospitals in the state need 50,000 more beds and are on the brink of a medical-gear shortage
California is also searching high and low to acquire medical equipment, whether it be from distribu…
Jessica Snouwaert
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A mechanical engineer explains why cruise lines are so prone to spreading the coronavirus and why hospital ships are safer
Each time the air circulates, it flies through a coarse filter that snags particles larger that 5,0…
Daniel Ackerman
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The US and Japan are competing with China, and they've all got a small island country in their sights
Trincomalee saw a visit by the US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy in April, and in August - a few wee…
Christopher Woody
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The US and Russia are trading shots after Moscow sent 2 bombers to visit the US's biggest foe in the hemisphere
"Russia's generosity is motivated in part by its desire to prop up a Latin American regime that is …