, ▁that ▁number ▁clim bed ▁to ▁" do z ens ." ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Gu am ▁and ▁dock ed ▁on ▁ 2 6 – 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁being ▁restricted ▁to ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁the ▁pier . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁March , ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁Captain ▁Bre tt ▁Cro z ier , ▁sent ▁an ▁un class ified ▁email ▁to ▁three ▁adm ir als ▁in ▁his ▁chain ▁of ▁command , ▁including ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Pacific ▁Fle et ▁and ▁Admir al ▁Stuart ▁P . ▁Baker , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁Car rier ▁St rike ▁Group ▁ 9 ▁and ▁his ▁immediate ▁superior . ▁The ▁mem o ▁out lined ▁the ▁coron av irus ▁out break ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁recommended ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁given ▁permission ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁all ▁non - ess ential ▁sail ors , ▁quar antine ▁known ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁cases , ▁and ▁san it ize ▁the ▁ship . ▁Seven ▁capt ains ▁- ▁five ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁two ▁who ▁are ▁assist ants ▁to ▁higher ▁adm ir als ▁- ▁were ▁copied ▁on ▁the ▁e - mail . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁March , ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁sail ors ▁tested ▁positive . ▁The ▁letter ▁was ▁le aked ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle , ▁which ▁published ▁it . ▁ ▁April ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April , ▁the ▁Navy ▁ordered ▁the