USNS Comfort arrives at New York to help with coronavirus pandemic

by The Right Scoop

The USNS Comfort pulled into the New York harbor this morning to aid hospitals with the coronavirus pandemic:

Here’s more:

NY POST – The USNS Comfort hospital ship arrived in New York Harbor on Monday morning to aid in the coronavirus fight.

The vessel has a capacity of 1,000 beds, sorely needed as the contagion continues to strain the capacities of brick-and-mortar facilities.

“#NYPD Harbor and Aviation escort the @USNavy USNS Comfort as it enters New York Harbor,” the department’s Special Operations division wrote in a tweet, along with a video of of the mammoth hospital ship cutting through an overcast Monday morning.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo also heralded the arrival of reinforcements, tweeting a video shot from aboard a New York State Police boat escorting the Comfort.

“The Comfort brings 1,000 much-needed hospital beds & 1,200 personnel to New York,” tweeted Cuomo, who noted that he would receive a briefing upon its arrival at Manhattan’s Pier 90.

President Trump spoke at a Saturday ceremony in Norfolk, VA where he sent the USNS Comfort to New York to help with the coronavirus pandemic:

This is the first time since 9/11 that the USNS Comfort has come to New York.


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