Two U.S. Navy ships in the Middle Eastern waters have been ordered back to port due to confirmed and suspected CCP virus outbreaks among their crew, naval officials said Friday. At least a dozen service members aboard the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego have tested positive for the virus, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea is investigating several suspected cases, the U.S. 5th Fleet, which is based in the Kingdom of Bahrain and oversees Navy activities in operations in areas including the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, said in a statement. All positive cases on the USS San Diego have been isolated on board and the ship “remains in a restricted COVID bubble,” the 5th Fleet said, adding that the ship has a “robust medical capability,” including embarked medical staff, operating rooms, a 24-bed hospital ward and additional overflow capacity, and is coordinating with Bahrain’s health authority …
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