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applegrove

(118,646 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:27 PM Mar 2020

France turned one of its high-speed trains into an ambulance to transport coronavirus patients acros

France turned one of its high-speed trains into an ambulance to transport coronavirus patients across the country

Sarah Al-Arshani at Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/france-uses-medically-equipped-train-to-transport-covid-19-patients-2020-3

"SNIP......

France turned one of its high-speed trains into a vehicle to transport coronavirus patients from overburdened hospitals in the east to the facilities with more capacity in the west.

The trains take about five hours for the journey.

Each car on the train can accommodate four patients and is equipped with medical staff and supplies like ventilators.

.....SNIP"