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17 soldiers isolated after Covid-19 infection
AFter a corona outbreak on the Juan Carlos I', so far there were 17 isolated crew members aboard the aircraft carrier which was conducting the training exercise 'LANMIS-ARMEX-BOMBEX' in the Mediterranean Sea. Two days after the ship left the Rota Naval Base, an outbreak of covid has been detected on the ship in the afternoon of Dec 14, 2021. The patient presented mild symptoms compatible with Covid-19 and was tested was positive. He was isolated from the rest of the crew and, later, 16 other close contacts were isolated too. The naval group will continue with the exercise until its completion. The stops scheduled for December 17 and 18 in Ceuta and Melilla have been suspended and the ships will return directly to their bases.
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