French Health Declares That 940 People Tested Positive of Coronavirus

The French Navy is investigating how the coronavirus infected more than 900 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which is undergoing a lengthy disinfection process since returning to its home base in Toulon five days ago.

The director of the French military’s health service arm, Maryline Gygax Genero, told a parliamentary commission Friday that 940 people have tested positive so far and 645 negative among the 2,300 sailors in the aeronaval group, which included several escort vessels. Other results were not yet available.

Two of four Americans aboard the Charles de Gaulle as part of an exchange program also tested positive, a U.S. Navy statement said this week. A British sailor was aboard another vessel, Lavaux said, refusing to reveal the sailor’s health status.