President Trump agreed Sunday to send a massive Navy hospital ship to Los Angeles to deal with the area’s surge of coronavirus patients.
The USNS Mercy — one of the Navy’s two 1,000-bed hospital ships — will be sent to the Port of Los Angeles, officials said. The ship will depart San Diego Monday, the Navy said in a statement.
The president also approved California’s activation of the National Guard to help with distribution of supplies and other needed relief efforts, but officials stressed that state officials would be in charge.