13 Sailors have been evacuated from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier due to retesting positive for COVID-19 as of March 16th, 2020. The Sailors were part of the disembarked crew who were placed in isolation earlier in April and May on Guam for testing positive for the coronavirus. During the isolation period, the remaining 700-strong skeleton crew onboard the carrier went about meticulously cleaning and disinfecting the ship. The cleaning task force used an intensive process called “Bleach-a-Palooza” to disinfect every space on the carrier over the span of three weeks. Pacific Fleet Commander ADM. John Aquilino visited the task force earlier in May, and commended them for their work “The Sailors on Theodore Roosevelt have been on the front line fighting this invisible adversary never before experienced by our Navy”.
It was last reported that approximately 1,102 Sailors had tested positive for COVID-19 in April during the quarantine. The disembarked crew who had completed their 14-day isolation needed to be symptom-free and obtain a negative test result twice in a row before being allowed to return to the carrier. As a precaution, these Sailors were let onboard the ship in controlled batches to mitigate potential viral spread. Over 2,900 crewmembers have re-embarked the ship as of Thursday. The Navy reported that more than 25% of the carrier’s crew, including the former Captain, had recovered from COVID-19.
However, five of the Sailors who had tested negative for the coronavirus were tested positive for it onboard the carrier on May 15th. They were swiftly evacuated off the ship, along with crews who came into close contact with them, and placed in isolation on Naval Base Guam once again. The Navy is also removing Sailors from the carrier who show any symptoms of illness, including sniffling. Safe distancing and sanitizing measures were maintained during their re-embarkation. The next day, an additional eight Sailors tested positive and also moved off the ship. Some of the Sailors who retested positive exhibited alternate symptoms such as headaches and muscle aches. An individual Sailor was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Navy spokesman CMDR. Myers Vasquez said in a press statement “This week, a small number of TR Sailors who previously tested COVID positive and met rigorous recovery criteria have retested positive. These protocols resulted in a small number of close contacts who were also removed from the ship, quarantined and tested. The ship remains on the road to recovery and will prepare to get back underway once a critical mass of crew with the required expertise is onboard”. Speaking on the status of the lone Sailor down with tuberculosis, he noted “The individual has been removed from the ship, isolated, and will remain under the direct care of the naval health system until cleared by doctors”.
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Y is the USA and UK not bothered,about the COVID deaths ?
ReplyDeleteCould it be that they want it ? Who are the dead ? The dead are the pensioners,and the persons,who are fatally sick.dindooohindoo
Posit No.1
Assuming that these persons,had a residual life of 15 years,and we can assume that,by August,2020,there will be around 600000 dead in the West.
The pension to a pensioner would not be less than 12,000 USD per annum, on an average,at the minimum.In addition, the medical and other social costs,on an aged pensioner,would be not less than another 8,000 USD per annum.
If they die,then on 6,00,000 people,if the West saves 20,000 USD per annum,you net USD 12 Billion,PER ANNUM - which will be around 200-300 billion for 15 yeears
One could argue that the US Fed just printed,the USD 12 Billion - but now it need not.The Youth in the west,had to work at high rates of tax and deductions - to finance the aged pension and health care benefits - which ultimately,led to outsourcing.
The scam would be shocking,if the dead,had no insurance ! That would be telling ! If 6,00,000 are dead,with insurance and an average insurance claim,of USD 1,00,000 - then you have a bomb - to wipe out the insurers.
If 10 million die - we are looking at net savings of USD 200 billion per annum and USD 3 Trillion over 15 years.This will also solve the health insurance problems in the US/EU,as the high claim insurers,will cease to exist - and thus lower the insurance costs,for the young,and the cost of labour in manufacturing.
Posit No.2
Large number of services and industries,in the west,will die out.That will release labour and reprice resources and rents - to drastically lower costs - and that will make,"Make in USA",viable
How will the state finance the loss of tax revenue and GDP.Ultimately,the state will have to demonetise the deposits, in banks, of the westerners.Simple ! The USA will not be able to demonetise the PRC holdings of US T-bills - not even if the PRC sinks a US aircraft carrier in the South China Sea.
Posit No.3
All the nations who borrowed loans from PRC - will now force the PRC to do debt write offs.That will be a huge loss to the PRC,after the manufacturing shift from PRC to West.If 200 million people are unemployed in PRC - then you have Tiananmen - Part 2.
Of Course,the PRC could also force the IMF and the WB,to waive loans - but the harm to the PRC,will be done 1st.
Posit No.4
Trump postpones the US Polls,as people cannot stand in queues and no electioneering is possible - and he has the cure - and by September,the pensioners are dead - death rate and infections rates drops ..... who is the gainer ? If Trump is winning - Putin will stay calm - else,he might attack Eastern EU.If Trump is winning - then it will be the last chance for PRC to annex Taiwan and Vietnam - and make Trump lose face. But the odds of PRC action is medium.
Posit No.5
With massive unemployment in the West - the migrants will exit.Asians were made to clean toilets - that is their worth.They will exit.That will solve the migrants problem,rents and property rates will fall,labour will reprice,and the Westerners,will have to,start to work
The West has to take a BIG PICTURE view.South East Asia and Indian and Nepal ,are over populated,and there is no humanity there.There is no sentience,in the "so called humans".They are robots - and 80% of them,have to die.Their time is over - they are obsolete, a dead weight,and a burden on earth.This will de-price the resources sector,lower demand,and solve the environment problem,forever.
Africans have been exploited,for at least ,2000 years - and they deserve,many more chances.
There are 3 simple steps
Are the "so-called humans" - having a sentience - depending on their "individual and collective actions"
If not,then they are "robots"
It is time to "terminate the robots"