AdvertisementMilitary helicopters have been deployed across the country to carry coronavirus patients to hospital as part of a new task force which is the first of its kind. There are 300 personnel deployed to the task force, flying and maintaining the helicopters in different regions across the UK. Those helicopters covering the South West, for example, will carry patients from remote areas such as the Channel Isles and Scilly Isles to hospitals in the mainland. Pictured: Andover on ThursdayA Chinook has practised drills landing at London City Airport next to the new NHS Nightingale hospital at London's ExCel centre in the past month. Pictured: Andover on ThursdayThis week around 30 military personnel and civilian medics undertook joint training at Thruxton Aerodrome in Hampshire.

Source: Daily Mail April 10, 2020 23:28 UTC