New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio heralds the arrival of the USNS Comfort, calling it a symbol of "hope" amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying "help has come". The US Navy's hospital ship - which was last in the city after the 9/11 attacks - has 1,000 beds and a dozen operating rooms. It will be used to ease the burden of hospitalsa hospital network overwhelmed by an influx of COVID-19 patients.