The U.S. Navy says five sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who had apparently recovered from COVID-19 have tested positive for a second time, after initially receiving negative test results.
The U.S. Navy says five sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt who had apparently recovered from the coronavirus have tested positive for a second time, after initially receiving negative test results.
The Navy said the sailors were removed from the ship and placed in isolation, and are receiving medical care. A"small number" of sailors who'd been in contact with them also were removed, re-tested, and quarantined, officials said. Public health experts are trying to learn more about why patients sometimes test positive for the new coronavirus after appearing to recover. As NPR has reported, authorities in South Korea have documented
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