Seven crew members aboard the USNS Mercy hospital ship docked at the port of Los Angeles have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Navy.

The medical treatment facility crew members are in isolation off the ship, said Navy spokesperson Cmdr. John Fage. Everyone believed to have been in close contact with those crew members remain in quarantine off the ship; all have tested negative for the coronavirus.


The outbreak will not affect the Mercy's ability to receive patients, Fage said.