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100 Military Doctors Deployed To Northern Ireland To Help Hospitals Cope With Covid Surge.

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They are primarily being deployed in Belfast.

The UK Government has approved sending 100 military doctors to Northern Ireland to support under-pressure hospitals dealing with Covid-19.

The medics are expected to be deployed at two hospitals in Belfast, and possibly a third.

They will be sent to Northern Ireland in the next few days.

A&E Consultant at the Ulster Hospital, which is under-pressure is Dr. Andrew Dobbin - he says the help is needed

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