Military drafted in to help deal with coronavirus
Twenty thousand military personnel have been put on standby to help tackle coronavirus.
The Times reports that they will undertake tasks such as driving oxygen tanks and support the police.
It's understood Reservists could also be drafted.
More follows.
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