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NJ State Police Remind Drone Operators of Flight Restrictions Around US Naval Hospital Ship Comfort

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New York NY , The New Jersey State Police Office of Target Hardening would like to inform all drone operators of the current “Special Use Airspace” restriction in place around the US Naval Hospital Ship Comfort, which is currently docked at Pier 90 in Manhattan and providing medical support to New York City during the current coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic.

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USNS Comfort Hospital Ship Set to Dock in New York Some Time Around 10 a.m

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New York NY , The Military Sealift Command hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), departed Naval Station Norfolk today for New York City in support of the nation’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response efforts.

The USNS Comfort is set to dock some time around 10 a.m. and it will be ready to take in patients within 24 hours. While the ship won’t be able to treat people with COVID-19, its 1,000 beds and 12 operation rooms are ready to bolster the health care system. The Comfort, along with USNS Mercy, which was sent to the West Coast, will be able to treat anyone from minor cases to patients in critical condition.

The ship will serve as a referral hospital for patients not infected with COVID-19, providing a full spectrum of medical care to include general surgeries, critical care and ward care for adults, while allowing shore-based civilian hospitals to focus on their medical care devoted to the treatment of COVID 19 patients.

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