The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxRoyal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has postponed its sailing from Portsmouth Naval Base after a number of crew tested positive for Covid-19, the MoD has confirmed.The largest British Navy warship has scrapped plans to set sail after an outbreak of the killer virus.
A Royal Navy spokesman said a “small number” of navy staff have been infected with coronavirus. The proposed sail from Portsmouth on Monday, for training purposes, has been delayed.
A Royal Navy spokesman said: “A small number of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s personnel have tested positive for COVID during routine preparation for sailing.