The commander of the 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Bill Merz visited the USS Theodore Roosevelt this weekand has since revealed that its sailors are 'struggling'
Daily Mail: Admiral visits USS Theodore Roosevelt and reveals sailors are 'struggling' after captain was controversially sacked and admits crew should have been told about 'true dangers of coronavirus' as 447 are now infected
* The commander of the 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Bill Merz visited the USS Theodore Roosevelt this week
* He said sailors are 'struggling' and 'upset' after their captain was sacked
* Merz also admitted that the crew should have been told sooner about the 'true dangers of coronavirus': 'I think we could have told them earlier what we knew'
* Captain Brett Crozier was fired after his memo urging the Navy to respond more quickly to a coronavirus outbreak onboard was leaked
* Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly was then forced to resign amid a backlash over Crozier's ousting
* 447 of the 4,000 crew members are now infected with coronavirus
The top Navy admiral now overseeing the USS Theodore Roosevelt has revealed that its sailors are 'struggling' after their captain was controversially sacked, as he admitted that the crew should have been told sooner about the 'true dangers of coronavirus'.
The commander of the 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Bill Merz visited the Navy ship on Tuesday, following the saga of the last week which saw Captain Brett Crozier fired after his memo urging the Navy to respond more quickly to a coronavirus outbreak onboard was leaked and acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly was then forced to resign amid a backlash over Crozier's ousting.
Merz said that morale onboard the Navy ship had plummeted, as 447 of the 4,000 crew members are now infected with coronavirus.
'There was lots of anxiety about the virus,' Merz told CNN.
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Update #1: Exclusive: Navy commander says virus-struck aircraft carrier crew 'struggling' after captain's firing (CNN)
Update #2: Sailors are ‘struggling’ with coronavirus aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (NYPost)
WNU Editor: More Covid-19 coronavirus cases have been reported on the carrier .... 100 more sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus, making up 75% of the Navy's total cases worldwide (Business Insider).
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