2020-04-04 | NYC coronavirus patients mistakingly taken to USNS Comfort
'Several patients infected with COVID-19 were mistakenly brought to the hospital ship USNS Comfort, according to a new report on Saturday,“Less than five” infected patients were transferred to the vessel sometime on Friday, an official told Fox News. '
'The patients arrived from the Javits Center, which has been converted to a 3,000-bed field hospital that does permit coronavirus patients. '
'The 1,000-bed US Navy ship, which docked at Pier 90 on Manhattan’s West Side after its arrival Monday, is intended for non-COVID-19 patients only. '
'The ship accepts asymptomatic, screened patients who remain isolated while they are tested for the virus immediately upon arrival, she said. '
'Anyone sent to the USNS Comfort must have a coronavirus test, but up to the point of getting on the ship, the infected patients only filled out a questionnaire and had their temperature taken as part of their screening, which did not indicate they were positive, according to Fox News. '
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'Several patients infected with COVID-19 were mistakenly brought to the hospital ship USNS Comfort, according to a new report on Saturday,“Less than five” infected patients were transferred to the vessel sometime on Friday, an official told Fox News. '
'The patients arrived from the Javits Center, which has been converted to a 3,000-bed field hospital that does permit coronavirus patients. '
'The 1,000-bed US Navy ship, which docked at Pier 90 on Manhattan’s West Side after its arrival Monday, is intended for non-COVID-19 patients only. '
'The ship accepts asymptomatic, screened patients who remain isolated while they are tested for the virus immediately upon arrival, she said. '
'Anyone sent to the USNS Comfort must have a coronavirus test, but up to the point of getting on the ship, the infected patients only filled out a questionnaire and had their temperature taken as part of their screening, which did not indicate they were positive, according to Fox News. '
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