The NZ Defence Force has deployed a medical team from NZ to help in Sinai, Egypt, after a Covid outbreak. Photo / NZ Defence Force12 May, 2021 12:35 AM 2 minutes to readThe NZ Defence Force has deployed a medical team from NZ to help in Sinai, Egypt, after a Covid outbreak. Photo / NZ Defence ForceThe New Zealand Defence Force has sent a medical team to Egypt to help treat a number of peacekeeping staff who have tested positive for Covid-19. Staff at the site, including members of the NZ Defence Force contingent, had been using isolation and other precautions to prevent any further transmission. The medical team is made up of a medical science officer, medical officer doctor, environmental health officer, nursing officer and two medics.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 12, 2021 00:45 UTC