Firefighters used an aerial ladder to remove an obese patient with suspected coronavirus from a London block of flats. Afterwards they removed their helmets, face masks and boots for immediate decontamination, while their tunics and leggings were double-bagged and sent for cleaning. The ambulance service called the fire brigade for help at 4.01pm and they remained at the scene until 5.55pm. He was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. The London Ambulance Service said: 'We were called at 3:07pm yesterday to reports of an incident at a residential property on Uxbridge Road in Shepherd's Bush.

Source: Daily Mail April 02, 2020 11:54 UTC