Britain airlifts critical aid

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 SecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg said the U.K. is the first NATO ally to send an aid flight after NATO agreed to support the United Nations’ appeal for assistance.

Travel restrictions have severely affected flights to the African continent and the delivery of crucial cargo including medical supplies. The U.K. says up to five flights are needed to deliver the field hospital to Accra. Ghana has more than 15,000 confirmed virus cases.