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Flight Departs UK to Deliver Virus Aid to Africa

Associated Press

   JOHANNESBURG - Britain's Royal Air Force says the first in a series of
   flights taking coronavirus aid to Africa has departed for Ghana with
   materials for a field hospital with capacity for nearly 100 people.

   NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement that
   Britain is the first NATO ally to come forward with an aid flight after
   NATO agreed to support the United Nations' appeal for airlift
   assistance.

   The pandemic and travel restrictions have severely affected flights to
   the African continent and the delivery of crucial cargo including
   medical supplies.

   Britain. says up to five flights are needed to deliver the field
   hospital to Accra. Ghana has more than 15,000 confirmed virus cases.

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