WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. sailor aboard a warship ship tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time, the U.S. Navy said on Sunday, as it disclosed the case of a person assigned to an amphibious assault ship at port in San Diego.
FILE PHOTO: USS Boxer (LHD-4) ship sails in the Arabian Sea off Oman July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
The Navy said the sailor was quarantined at home and that personnel who had been in close contact with the sailor have been notified and are in self-isolation at their homes.
“None of them is aboard the ship currently. U.S. Navy ships conduct rout