//Navy hospital ships, once thought critical, see few patients

Navy hospital ships, once thought critical, see few patients

Video above: USNS Mercy arrives in Los Angeles in MarchAbout a month ago, with Los Angeles girding for a potentially crippling surge of coronavirus cases, a massive white Navy hospital ship chugged into port: a powerful symbol of the government’s response to the pandemic.The USNS Mercy, with 1,000 hospital beds and giant red crosses on its sides, was welcomed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and