COVID-19 pandemic on naval ships

The COVID-19 pandemic spread to many military ships. The nature of these ships, which includes working with others in small enclosed areas and a lack of private quarters for the vast majority of crew, contributed to the rapid spread of the disease, even more so than on cruise ships.[1][2]

Due to the nature of operations security, national militaries may have policies in place that prevent or restrict reporting of SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 deaths, so although the cases listed below may have been widely reported in reliable sources, confirmation by official spokespeople of the respective militaries is not systematic.[3]

  1. ^ Faturechi, Robert; Rose, Megan & Miller, T. Christan (16 March 2020). "After Discovering a Sailor With Coronavirus, the U.S. Navy Crowded Dozens into One Room". Propublica.org. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Gafni, Matthias & Garofoli, Joe (31 March 2020). "Exclusive: Captain of aircraft carrier with growing coronavirus outbreak pleads for help from Navy". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ Dickstein, Corey. "Pentagon orders installations to stop reporting coronavirus cases as military-linked infections eclipse 1,000". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.