Navy Hospital Ship Docked in New York Changes Screening Process: Pentagon

Navy Hospital Ship Docked in New York Changes Screening Process: Pentagon
The USNS Comfort medical ship moves up the Hudson River past the Statue of Liberty as it arrives in New York on March 30, 2020. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A U.S. Navy hospital ship docked in New York will change its process for screening patients after a report claimed that just 20 people are being treated on the vessel, according to the Pentagon.

“The screening effort for the USNS Comfort will no longer require a negative test, but each patient will still be screened by temperature and a short questionnaire,” the Department of Defense (DoD) said in reference to the Navy’s Comfort ship that is docked off New York City.
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Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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