Relief at last: Navy hospital ship Mercy arrives in coronavirus-stricken Los Angeles

…with team of 800 medics and beds on board to help overwhelmed hospitals free up space to treat the infected

By RUTH STYLES IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 12:32 EDT, 27 March 2020 | UPDATED: 13:30 EDT, 27 March 2020

• The USNS Mercy arrived at the Port of Los Angeles Friday morning after a five-day journey from San Diego
• The ship will help free up hospital beds on the mainland as an overflow facility for urgent care patients 
• Mercy received a fanfare welcome from a local Baywatch boat as the ship arrived shortly after 8.30am 
• More than 800 medical professionals are on board the former super oil tanker to provide medical and surgical services for non-coronavirus patients 
• LA County currently has 1,229 confirmed cases of coronavirus and has seen 29 people perish from the viral illness so far 
• Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?

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