According to relevant U.S. websites, the epidemic in California is becoming increasingly severe, with new confirmed cases rising, medical resources in short supply, and even funeral homes running out of beds. At this critical moment, some local officials began to ask for help from the U.S. Navy, hoping to send a hospital ship to solve the immediate emergency. However, the U.S. Navy did not respond to this request and was busy showing off information about the carrier-based aircraft taking off on social media.
According to US media reports on January 4. The number of confirmed cases in California now exceeds 2.3 million, and the number of confirmed cases in Los Angeles alone has exceeded 800,000.
According to relevant newspapers and media in Los Angeles, at the end of November 2019, local hospitals were saturated and could no longer accept more patients. According to statistics, on January 1, 2021, Los Angeles once again reported nearly 20,000 new cases. Some medical experts believe that the number of cases accumulated during the holidays has not yet been reported and may actually be more than reported.
Under such a severe situation, relevant officials in Los Angeles urgently asked the governor of California for help, hoping that the U.S. Navy’s hospital ships could solve the current shortage of medical resources. She also publicly requested the U.S. Navy to send hospital ships in her request for help letter. Medical workers from the hospital ship came to Los Angeles to help.
In relevant media reports on January 2, 2021, some articles also asked why more people did not call on the US Navy hospital ship to help the Los Angeles hospital. If the ship can arrive quickly In Los Angeles, more COVID-19 patients will be effectively treated.
But the U.S. Navy does not seem to think so. On New Year’s Day 2021, the U.S. Navy was complacent about the navy’s military strength on social media. On January 3, 2021, the content sent out was also about the navy. , but it was not a response from the hospital ship, but a picture of the U.S. Naval Air Force performing its mission. Let the army fly with pride and chicken soup.
According to relevant information, the USS Mercy hospital ship is a well-known medical ship in the United States. The ship is equipped to perform twelve standard surgeries at the same time. It was once a heavy-duty cruise ship and was later renovated. The ship has been in service for nearly 30 years.
According to previous news, the USS Mercy was stranded in the port of Los Angeles from March to mid-May 2020. Although the ship was previously described as magical by the outside world, during the period it was docked in Los Angeles, Only 77 new coronavirus patients have been admitted, and more than 1,900 beds are idle.