On the Horizon
The Jozette May we see the world with gentle eyes Volume 1...Article 7 On the Horizon The USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) and USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) have been deployed to assist in the health crisis - Coronavirus Pandemic 2020 (COVID-19). The USNS Mercy deployed to Los Angeles on Friday March 27, 2020. The USNS Comfort deploys today from Norfolk, Virginia - arriving in New York on Monday, March 30, 2020. The ships will provide much-needed assistance for health professionals in both cities but will not hold the covid-19 patients. Both ships will assist in overflow of patients at each location. Today President Trump will be seeing off the USNS Comfort in Norfolk, Virginia. He is going to "...kiss it goodbye!" This will be the first time in U.S. history that a hospital ship has been deployed for a global pandemic. It is a symbol of hope and the mounting severity of this crisis. An article by André B. Sobocinskli, said the "USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are ...