USNS Comfort hospital ship leaves New York

Record ID: 1904904

  • Title: USNS Comfort hospital ship leaves New York
  • Date: 30th April 2020
  • Summary: SHOTLIST: 1. VARIOUS OF US NAVY HOSPITAL SHIP COMFORT LEAVING NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (30.04.2020) (AAVN - ACCESS ALL) SCRIPT: After treating a total of 182 COVID-19 patients in New York the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort departed for its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday (April 30) The hospital ship with 1,000 beds first arrived in Manhattan on March 30. The Navy ship left Manhattan, a month after coming to help ease the burden of COVID-19 cases in the city. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the highest numbers of infections deaths -- over 1 million cases and more than 61,500 fatalities. Overall, the virus has spread to 187 countries since it first emerged in China in December. Writing by Fatma Bulbul
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