Fighting WHO, Trump hands China a PR opportunity
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DefenceTalkWith his brash move to stop funding the World Health Organization in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump may score points at home but is handing an opportunity that China is delighted to exploit. Critics say Trump is eager to find a scapegoat as thousands of Americans die from COVID-19, even if […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fighting-who-trump-hands-china-a-pr-opportunity-75176/
2nd Sailor from USS Theodore Roosevelt moved into Intensive Care
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DefenceTalkA second crewmember of the virus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier has been moved into the Intensive Care Unit at Naval Hospital Guam on Tuesday. This comes just a day after another Sailor from the carrier lost his life to complications arising from the coronavirus. The second Sailor, admitted into the ICU for shortness […]https://www.defencetalk.com/2nd-sailor-from-uss-theodore-roosevelt-moved-into-intensive-care-75149/
Tragedy befalls USS Theodore Roosevelt
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DefenceTalkApril 13th, 2020 marked the first death of an active-duty U.S. Navy servicemember due to the COVID-19 infection. Said U.S. Sailor was one of the 585 USS Theodore Roosevelt crewmembers who tested positive for the coronavirus. He tested positive for the infection on March 20th, evacuated ashore into his quarantine room where he was found […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tragedy-befalls-uss-theodore-roosevelt-75137/
550 Sailors tested positive on USS Theodore Roosevelt
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DefenceTalk550 out of the 4,865 Sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier (hull number CVN-71) have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus infection as of April 11th, 2020. Thus far, 93% of the carrier’s crew have been tested for the coronavirus – 3,673 of which returned negative results. Just under 3,700 Sailors have disembarked […]https://www.defencetalk.com/550-sailors-tested-positive-on-uss-theodore-roosevelt-75124/
50 Covid-19 cases aboard French aircraft carrier
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DefenceTalkThe French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has registered 50 cases of novel coronavirus among the crew, the armed forces ministry said on Friday. Three sailors had been evacuated from the vessel to hospital in the Mediterranean port of Toulon as a “precaution”. However, none of the crew who tested positive for Covid-19 and remained […]https://www.defencetalk.com/50-covid-19-cases-aboard-french-aircraft-carrier-75120/
French aircraft carrier heads home over virus fears
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DefenceTalkFrance’s aircraft carrier will be brought home early from a deployment in the Atlantic after some crew members showed coronavirus symptoms, the defence ministry said Wednesday. About 40 sailors on the Charles de Gaulle are under medical observation, it said in a statement, and those with symptoms have been placed in isolation. None have shown […]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-aircraft-carrier-heads-home-over-virus-fears-75106/
Pandemic delays New Zealand launch of three US Intel satellites
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DefenceTalkSatellite launch company Rocket Lab announced earlier this week it had been forced to delay the launch of three US intelligence satellites from its New Zealand launch facility after that country ordered residents to stay home amid a spreading COVID-19 outbreak. The private space launch company announced this week it had been forced to postpone […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pandemic-delays-new-zealand-launch-of-three-us-intel-satellites-75096/
US navy captain fired for voicing virus concern tests positive
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DefenceTalkThe US naval commander whose widely publicized plea for help for his coronavirus-affected crew led to his dismissal has reportedly himself tested positive for the disease. Captain Brett Crozier’s COVID-19 test result was reported Sunday by the New York Times, just hours after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the captain’s firing. Esper told ABC […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-captain-fired-for-voicing-virus-concern-tests-positive-75071/
Israel sends army to ultra-Orthodox city over coronavirus
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DefenceTalkPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday gave the green light for soldiers to be deployed in a mostly ultra-Orthodox Jewish city considered the centre of Israel’s novel coronavirus outbreak. “In light of the special situation in Bnei Brak following the restrictions due to the coronavirus, the IDF (army) will immediately present the necessary civil assistance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-sends-army-to-ultra-orthodox-city-over-coronavirus-75067/
Pentagon removes captain of virus-struck aircraft carrier
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DefenceTalkThe Pentagon removed the captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt Thursday, saying he mishandled communications over how the outbreak was sweeping through the warship. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Captain Brett Crozier was wrong to distribute to a wide range of people copies of an emotional, four-page letter describing the threat of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-removes-captain-of-virus-struck-aircraft-carrier-75051/