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USNS Comfort Mission Commander Prepares for COVID Patients

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USNS Comfort Mission Commander Prepares for COVID Patients

USNS Comfort Mission Commander Prepares for COVID Patients

New York Gov.

Andrew Cuomo on Monday asked President Donald Trump to transition the USNS Comfort, docked at New York City, to begin transitioning to treat coronavirus patients.

The Mercy-class hospital ship was originally set up to aid with the overflow of non-COVID patients, but those cases have fallen off amid the citywide shutdown.

Now the ship's crew is quickly preparing to transition the hospital to serve as a field hospital for coronavirus patients, similar to the operation underway at the Javits Convention Center.


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