A THIRD OF THE FRENCH AIR CARRIER CREW ON THE SEA HAVE CORONA VIRUS

A THIRD OF THE FRENCH AIR CARRIER CREW ON THE SEA HAVE CORONA VIRUS

A third of the nearly 2,000 sailors who were aboard France's aircraft carrier and support craft when a coronavirus outbreak occurred at sea have tested positive for the virus, the defence ministry said Wednesday.

With two-thirds of test results in, 668 sailors from the Charles-de-Gaulle and escort vessels in its battle group are confirmed to have the virus, it said.

Thirty-one were being treated in hospital, and one was in intensive care, a ministry statement said.