France's armed services ministry said in a statment that about 40 sailors aboard the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle were under 'close medical observation' after showing symptoms.
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle cruises at the coast of Frederikshavn in Denmark on March 29. The carrier is returning to home port after suspected cases of COVID-19 were found aboard.Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima
In a statement, the ministry said aboard the vessel"around forty sailors are today under close medical observation. They are showing symptoms consistent with possible COVID-19 infection." Following joint exercises in the Baltic Sea with other European navies, the carrier was originally scheduled to return to the Mediterranean port of Toulon on April 23, but following the likely cases aboard, it was ordered back early, according to the website
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