French army reports 50 COVID-19 cases aboard aircraft carrier

Updated: 2020-04-10 18:55

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French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is moored at the port of Limassol, Cyprus, Feb 21, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

PARIS- Fifty crew members aboard France's flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the armed forces ministry said on Friday.

In a statement, it added that three sailors had been preventively evacuated by air to a military hospital in Toulon, southern France, home port of the carrier.

Reuters

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