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U.S. Navy hospital ships heading New York and Los Angeles
(March/28) - U.S. Navy hospital ships heading to coronavirus-plagued New York and Los Angeles should "comfort" people in those cities, Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Saturday.
U.S. Navy hospital ships heading to coronavirus-plagued New York and Los Angeles should "comfort" people in those cities, Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Saturday.
The 1,000-bed ships -- painted white and adorned with large red crosses -- have become a symbol of the United States' compassion and "capability to respond quickly to crises."
"This will really be the first time that they've been used in the United States," he said on "Fox & Friends Weekend." "I asked the question back in February whether or not they could be used to assist in this crisis, and they've thought very creatively about how we could get these ships ready on time, and they're on their way."
Although the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are not designed to help with infectious diseases, the Navy thought the ships could take some of the pressure off the coastal cities' crowded emergency rooms.