The USNS Comfort, a hospital ship that was docked in New York City, will depart on Thursday, according to the US military. The Comfort will return to Virginia, where it will wait for 'future tasking for Covid-19 operations in support of FEMA.'
Woman on packed flight where passengers weren't wearing masks says it was a "scary experience"A view of an American Airlines jet at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on March 13, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. Tom Pennington/Getty Images
Erin Strine was flying home to be with her family after her grandmother passed away and was shocked to be on a packed American Airlines flight with people who were not wearing masks. Strine, who took video of the packed flight, said an announcement was made after she boarded that passengers would not be able to move their seats and would not be able to social distance because the flight was full.“I would’ve felt a little better knowing that everyone had been required to wear masks,“ she said.This comes afterSara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, said while face masks alone aren’t enough, requiring them on flights does keep “everyone safer.
Nelson added that coronavirus safety requirements should be consistent and that there needs to be a federal mandate for aviation policy regarding the virus across the board.“Canada put this in place a week ago. Other countries around the world have had this in place for several weeks and months and we need to be leaders again among the world and take the best precautions for our health and safety,” Nelson said.
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