WSJ News Exclusive | Nearly Two Dozen U.S. Sailors on Aircraft Carrier Test Positive for Coronavirus

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WSJ News Exclusive | Nearly Two Dozen U.S. Sailors on Aircraft Carrier Test Positive for Coronavirus
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The Navy plans to test more than 5,000 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt for the novel coronavirus after at least 23 sailors aboard tested positive

The Navy confronted a mounting crisis at sea after at least 23 sailors aboard an aircraft carrier tested positive for the novel coronavirus by directing the massive ship to a port and deciding to administer tests to all of the more than 5,000 sailors aboard.

The decision, announced Thursday, came after a precipitous rise in the number of cases on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt during operations in the Pacific Ocean. On Tuesday, the Navy reported three positive tests for coronavirus aboard the carrier and said it had begun...

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