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More than 10 per cent of US carrier's crew test positive for virus: Navy

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has been docked in Guam since its former captain blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak onboard. [Image: AFP]

More than 10 percent of the 4,800 crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Navy said Saturday, days after the navy chief resigned over his mishandling of the outbreak.

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