Factual News from Around the World Videos. USS Theodore Roosevelt More than 100 Navy Crew Members Tested Positive with Coronavirus. United States Defense Secretary Mark Esper stated, it is not time to evacuate the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt after the warship's captain penned an unprecedented letter pleading for the Navy's help in protecting its sailors from infection.

News reported that, the aircraft carrier was ordered to cease sail and docked in Guam last Thursday March 26, 2020 - after 25 sailors on board tested positive for COVID-19.

Since then, more than 100 members of the roughly 5,000 person crew have reportedly tested positive.