UK Armed Forces personnel deployed to hospitals
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has deployed over 100 combat medic technicians to temporary hospitals in the UK to support the fight against Covid-19.
The personnel will work on the emergency 'Nightingale' hospitals used to relieve the pressure on existing hospitals across the country.
More than 100 combat medic technicians will deploy to NHS Nightingale Hospitals in Bristol and Harrogate. The Nightingale Hospitals have been set up around the country to bolster NHS capacity during the greatest global health emergency in more than a century. #InThisTogether pic.twitter.com/tTg8IDU5BI
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) April 22, 2020