LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: Military personnel stand near London Ambulance Service vehicles at the new NHS Nightingale Hospital at ExCeL London on March 29, 2020 in London, England. The field hospital will initially contain 500 beds with ventilators and oxygen and will have the capacity to eventually hold up to 4,000 COVID-19 patients. — Photo by Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Flight attendants with first-aid training are being drafted in to help on the front lines of the battle to beat coronavirus.

In the U.K. the National Health Service has enlisted cabin crew from both Virgin Atlantic and EasyJet to assist staff at the temporary 4,000-bed Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel Centre in London. Further temporary hospitals are being planned in Manchester and Birmingham and flight attendants that are temporarily grounded are being provided special training to assist medical staff.

With many of the world's airlines grounding more than 90% of their scheduled flights, the initiative is a fantastic demonstration of adaptability during adversity. Both Virgin Atlantic and EasyJet have requested U.K. government support and the salaries of flight attendants assisting in hospitals will continue to be paid by airlines.

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