Canadian Warship Hit With COVID-19 Outbreak Ahead of Overseas Deployment

Canadian Warship Hit With COVID-19 Outbreak Ahead of Overseas Deployment
Canada's navy warship HMCS Winnipeg sits dockside in Vancouver, on June 10, 2014. The Canadian Press/Jimmy Jeong
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A Canadian warship has been hit with an outbreak of COVID-19 while preparing for an overseas deployment in the Pacific.

HMCS Winnipeg is back home in Esquimalt, B.C., after seven sailors tested positive, only weeks before the ship is due to participate in a major training exercise and two overseas missions.