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Almost 2,000 sailors evacuated from the French Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier in Toulon were taken into isolation after 50 tested positive for coronavirus.
The Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered carrier docked in the southern French port of Toulon on Sunday, after cutting short its mission overseas by 11 days due to an outbreak of COVID-19 onboard.
In Toulon, sailors are been treated in Saint-Anne military hospital, seen on footage on Tuesday, and placed in quarantine in three other naval bases.
All personnel will be tested for COVID-19 and put in isolation for two weeks, before being allowed to return home. The nuclear-powered NATO vessel will undergo a disinfection operation starting Tuesday. The origin of the outbreak between the crew is still unkown.
France is the third worst-hit country in Europe as of Monday, with more than 137,000 reported coronavirus cases and 14,986 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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