Multiple coronavirus patients are accidentally transferred to 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship docked in NYC which is currently caring for just 21 patients and meant to be COVID-19-free

• Multiple coronavirus patients have been accidentally transferred to a New York military hospital ship that was meant to be ‘virus-free’
• Less than five patients were transferred from the city’s Javits Center to hospital ship Comfort on Friday, which has received 21 patients 
• At the time, screenings did not indicate they were positive for the deadly virus 
• However, the patients were swabbed and put in isolation upon arrival to the boat, per the ship’s protocol
• By Saturday morning, all the coronavirus positive patients were taken back to the Javits Center 

Multiple coronavirus patients have been accidentally transferred to a military hospital ship docked in New York City that was meant to be virus-free and only used for trauma patients, according to a new report.

Less than five patients were transferred from the city’s Javits Center to USNS Comfort on Friday, reported Fox News.

At the time of their arrival, initial screenings did not indicate they were positive for the deadly virus, three US officials told the outlet.

The ship, which arrived in New York City on Monday, had been fighting to stay in a coronavirus-free ‘bubble’ so as not to risk bringing the disease on board, its medical officer said.

The patients were part of a dozen people tested for Covid-19 when they came onboard Comfort from the Javits Center, as part of the ship’s protocol.

They were all isolated upon arrival and spent the night on the ship.

The swab test results came back a few hours later and by Saturday morning, all the coronavirus patients were taken back to the Javits Center.

New York state currently has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths, currently at 113,704 cases and 3,565 deaths.

New York City has 60,000 people testing positive and 1,867 dead.

The 1,000-bed USNS Comfort, previously deployed to conflict and natural disaster zones, was sent to Manhattan to ease the strain on health centers in the city at the epicenter of America’s outbreak by caring for patients other than those diagnosed with the virus.

By Friday it had received 21 patients, according to the ship’s press officer Lieutenant Commander Amelia Umayam.

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