Two Navy sailors test presumptive positive for coronavirus

Published March 16, 2020 6:13pm ET



Two Navy sailors tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, entering self-quarantine, as the Navy scrubs down ships and screens all sailors before they board Pacific vessels.

The Navy reported Sunday that a sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer became the first sailor aboard a Navy ship to test positive.

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