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Hospital Battalion 5 will deploy for a special coronavirus service on Monday.
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Army chief corps commander Thomas Süssli hereby announces the first deployment of the Swiss army due to the corona virus.
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In Ticino, soldiers from the Swiss army were already helping to transport patients.
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Up to 200 patients can be taken over.
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Thomas Süssli confirms the upcoming assignment via Twitter.
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Army chief Corps Commander Thomas Süssli (53) confirmed on Twitter the night of Saturday that the Swiss Army would be deployed in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hospital Battalion 5 will be deployed on Monday for a special coronavirus service, said Süssli, who has been head of the Swiss Army since January 1, 2020:
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«Action for the benefit of the country and its people»
It is still unclear exactly what service it is. According to his website the battalion is currently in the squad preparatory course, WK start would be on Monday. Now the WK is the right choice. Hospital Battalion 5 is ready within 48 hours for “deployment in favor of the country and its people”, the army homepage continues. The military association is one of 4 hospital battalions belonging to the Swiss army. The tasks of the battalion include the «personal and material support of civilian hospitals in extraordinary situations».
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The hospital battalion was also responsible for “expanding nursing capacities and basic care, be it underground or above ground, in a civilian hospital belonging to the coordinated medical service”. Up to 200 patients can be taken over.
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The battalion also helps with “operating an improvised facility, be it in the area of care, an isolation ward, or a vaccination center” and “operating a fully protected military hospital for up to 200 patients in the area of basic care”.
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