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Coronavirus: Almost 840 USS Roosevelt Sailors Tested Positive For COVID-19


It has already been established that the major step towards controlling Coronavirus is mass-testing.

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It is incumbent on the governments to test each and every citizen living in their respective country. No nation on earth should be null and void of mass-testing, henceforth.

Those who try to wash their hands off the testing on a grand scale are sure to regret it sooner or later. Leaving people untested is equal to allowing Coronavirus to intrude and take roots in your land. Therefore, carelessness in this regard can make one pay a huge price.

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Source: Reuters

Such negligence was done by the United States of America in recent times and the outcome is pretty gruesome.
The captain of USS Roosevelt ship warned senior officials in the US Navy about the potential outbreak of COVID-19 amongst the mammoth crew of the ship. Unfortunately, he was paid no heed in the first place.

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Captain Crozier penned an email to the higher authorities he was reporting to. In his concise email, he shedded light upon the serious challenge COVID-19 could be posing to the crew members on board. Sad to relate, his email got leaked and as a result of it, he was removed from active duty.

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Source: USS Roosevelt

When the crew of USS Roosevelt eventually got a chance to have themselves tested, 94% of them turned out to be Coronavirus positive.point 229 |

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Turning a deaf ear to the warning given by Captain Crozier would surely be a source of remorse for the concerned people right now.point 107 | They could have stopped the transmission of COVID-19 from one sailor to another, had they taken the warning seriously.point 207 | 1

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Source: AP

1 of them has already met his end, and the rest of them must be battling hard to reclaim their lives. It’s a sorry state for everyone in the White House, more and more people are entering the circle of infected people and there’s nothing stopping the ascending figures.

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