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British paratroopers parachute medical aid to remote island

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British paratroopers conducted a unique mission to Tristan da Cunha, the UK's most remote inhabited island, to deliver medical aid. The deployment involved parachuting personnel, including a nurse and an RAF consultant, along with oxygen supplies, to address a suspected hantavirus case. This marks the first time medical personnel have been deployed via parachute to the isolated South Atlantic territory, which is typically only accessible by sea. AI

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British paratroopers parachute medical aid to remote island

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · dpa ·

    Paratroopers jump onto Britain’s most remote inhabited island for hantavirus mission

    British paratroopers landed on a “golf course covered in rocks” to supply medical personnel and oxygen to Britain’s most remote overseas territory as it deals with a suspected hantavirus case, an army commander said on Sunday. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday tha…

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