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NAVY HOSPITAL SHIP SET TO ARRIVE IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK CITY, USA | 30 MARCH 2020 - onwards

A Navy hospital ship is set to arrive in New York Harbor Monday to help relieve the coronavirus crisis gripping New York City’s hospitals

The USNS Comfort has 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms that could be up and running within 24 hours of its arrival Monday morning.
It's expected to bolster a besieged health care system by treating non-coronavirus patients while hospitals treat people with COVID-19.

The ship’s arrival comes as New York state's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a month after the first known infection in the state.

NEW YORK PIER 90
The Navy hospital ship is scheduled to arrive in New York at 1100ET/1500GMT
The Associated Press will set up live positions at Pier 90 overlooking the ship.

ADDITIONAL LIVE FACILITIES
Additional broadcast facilities are available at AP's New York bureau, just 10 minutes away from Pier 90:
-Single camera studios
-Multi-camera studios
-Newsroom position
-Terrace position overlooking downtown Manhattan.

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