French aircraft carrier with 50 coronavirus cases on board to arrive in Toulon Sunday afternoon

This photo provided on April 10 by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) shows sailors aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Atlantic Ocean on April 8. Y. Bisson/Marine Nationale/AP

France's flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle, which has 50 confirmed coronavirus cases on board, will arrive in Toulon on Sunday afternoon and begin to quarantine personnel, according to the French Defense Ministry. 

The crews of the aircraft carrier, the on-board air group -- helicopters, Hawkeye and Rafale surveillance planes -- and the accompanying warship Chevalier Paul will be confined for 14 days on military bases before returning home, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Sunday.

"The primary objective is to protect soldiers, their loved ones and our fellow citizens. Accommodation and food capacities will be set up at naval and naval air bases, to ensure the best reception for sailors in the quarantine," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said that screenings will be carried out in the containment zone before sailors return to their homes, and buildings and aircraft disinfected by specialized teams.

According to a previous Defense Ministry statement, the flagship carrier left France on January 21 and was in the Atlantic. A medical team arrived on board on April 8, according to the Defense Ministry.

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