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Navy crew members training in San Diego test positive for COVID-19 Crew members have been placed in a restriction-of-movement status in hotels in San Diego, according to Cmdr. Sean Robertson, a Third Fleet spokesman. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Author: City News Service Updated: 12:36 PM PST January 31, 2021 SAN DIEGO — About a dozen personnel assigned to the U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer Chafee, homeported in Hawaii but training in San Diego, tested positive for COVID-19 and were removed from the ship, Navy officials said. "In order to ensure the...

An unspecified number of sailors assigned to the Hawaii-based ship tested positive and have been isolating off the ship.

About a dozen personnel assigned to the U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer Chafee, homeported in Hawaii, tested positive for COVID-19 and were removed from the ship, the Navy said Saturday.

Most of the 350 sailors aboard the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer Chafee have been placed under quarantine in San Diego hotel rooms following a COVID-19 outbreak among the crew, according to Navy officials. An unspecified number of sailors assigned to the Hawaii-based ship have tested positive and have been isolating off the ship, according to Third Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Sean Robertson. Officials had initially said about a dozen personnel had tested positive. The rest of the crew received tests on Friday in response to the outbreak. “In order to ensure the health of the force and guaran...

About 12 sailors aboard the USS Chafee have tested positive for Covid-19 NIAID-RML via AP About a dozen sailors aboard the USS Chafee have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been removed from the ship, the Navy confirmed Friday. Posted: Jan 29, 2021 3:50 PM Posted By: Olivia Sanders NBC-About a dozen sailors aboard the USS Chafee have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been removed from the ship, the Navy confirmed Friday. “Individuals who were in close contact with those sailors are also off the ship and are in quarantine while they monitor for any symptoms,” Cmdr. Sean Robertson...