A British Army convoy pulled up outside St Thomas Hospital in London this morning after Boris Johnson announced an unprecedented set of measures to keep people indoors. Soldiers delivered personal protective equipment including face masks to help frontline NHS staff with their fight against coronavirus. Members of the 101 Logistic Brigade have been called in to help with the national health crisis which has seen 6650 confirmed cases and 335 deaths. It comes after the army announced it had 20,000 troops on standby as part of a ‘Covid Support Force’ alongside 10,000 specially trained personnel at ‘higher readiness’ to respond to a civil emergency. Soldiers are even being flown home from Iraq to assist in the battle against Covid-19. Explaining this morning’s hospital delivery, 101 Logistic Brigade Brigadier Phil Prosser said: ‘The British Army soldier is a citizen soldier and is proud to be part of the nation’s response to this unprecedented challenge.

‘There are some tough times ahead and the nation needs to rise together to respond to those times. ‘What you’ve seen today is a British Army convoy delivering Personal Protective Equipment right to the frontline of the nation’s response to the Coronavirus challenge – standing side by side with the NHS.’ A team of 150 personnel have been earmarked to help NHS staff drive oxygen tankers patients in need while the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is helping Public Health England understand the airborne virus and how it spreads. Previously the military were used to assist with emergency evacuation flights from China and Japan, but now they are dealing with the crisis at home as the infection count continues to soar.
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A British Army convoy pulled up outside St Thomas Hospital in London this morning after Boris Johnson announced an unprecedented set of measures to keep people indoors. Soldiers delivered personal protective equipment including face masks to help frontline NHS staff with their fight against coronavirus.

Are they also enforcing adherence from the public to stay indoors?