France turned one of its high-speed trains into an ambulance to transport coronavirus patients across the country

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• France turned one of its high-speed trains into a vehicle to transport coronavirus patients from overburdened hospitals in the east to the facilities with more capacity in the west. 
• The trains take about five hours for the journey. 
• Each car on the train can accommodate four patients and is equipped with medical staff and supplies like ventilators. 
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Twenty coronavirus patients in critical condition were transferred to a larger hospital in France by a high-speed train that was transformed to be medically equipped, several news outlets reported. 

The TGV train is normally used to transport travelers across the country but has been turned into a vehicle to move patients in the eastern part of France to the west, France 24 reported. 

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