Breaking News: The acting Navy secretary resigned after his bungled response to a coronavirus outbreak on an aircraft carrier set off an outcry.

View in browser | nytimes.com   BREAKING NEWS The acting Navy secretary resigned after his bungled response to a coronavirus outbreak on an aircraft carrier set off an outcry. Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:10 PM EST The departure of Thomas B. Modly, the acting Navy secretary, marks the latest in a string of events that began last week, after The San Francisco Chronicle published a letter in which the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, Capt. Brett E. Crozier, pleaded with the Navy to help contain the virus that had spread rapidly through his ship. Read the latest   ADVERTISEMENT You received this email because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Breaking News Alerts. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times Get the NYT app Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise The New York Times Company, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018