“COVID-19 Strikes Underwater: Thirteen Submarine Crew Members Infected near Ukrainian Naval Base”
According to a recent report from Reuters, thirteen members of a submarine crew near the Ukrainian city of Odessa have tested positive for the coronavirus. The crew consisted of 14 members, with eight of them being Egyptian nationals, while the others were Syrians and Indians. The Ukrainian emergency response service promptly put the submarine in quarantine as soon as symptoms of a severe cough were observed. Of the crew members, one person has been successfully saved from the quarantine so far.