Sailors on sidelined carrier get virus for second time Five sailors on the aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have gotten the virus for the second time and have been taken off the shipWASHINGTON -- Five sailors on the U.S. aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have tested positive for the virus for the second time and have been taken off the ship, according to the Navy. The resurgence of the virus in the five sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt underscores the befuddling behavior of the highly contagious virus and raises questions about how troops that test positive can be reintegrated into the military, particularly on ships. All five sailors had previously tested positive and had gone through at least two weeks of isolation. The Roosevelt has been at port in Guam since late March after the outbreak of the virus was discovered. A small number of other sailors who were in contact with them were also taken off the ship.

Source: ABC News May 15, 2020 18:00 UTC