Disease control in cramped warships

How can a warship crew cope with coronavirus when space aboard is so tight?

Prevent infection from boarding wherever possible; once at sea, limited internal space makes separation difficult, though larger British ships have some capacity to organize it.

Warships offer little spare room for isolating illness, although British ships generally provide more space than many foreign equivalents. Close accommodation supports a compact fighting ship but makes separation after an outbreak difficult. Prevention before sailing is therefore the strongest protection. HMS Queen Elizabeth's ability to continue trials illustrates how screening and pre-deployment precautions can protect a ship's program before the crew is confined at sea.