Spanish military man is evacuated from Mali due to COVID-19

·       The military man arrived last night at Torrejon Air Base in an Air Force T-22 airplane along with eight comrades

A Spanish soldier deployed in the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) has been evacuated to Spain due to COVID-19 by the Aeromedical Evacuation Unit (UMAER in Spanish) in a T-22 (Airbus A310) of the 45 Air Force Group.

The sick soldier arrived last night at the Torrejon Air Base together with eight comrades who had contact with him, although without symptoms.

Extraordinary health security measures have been taken to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus during the evacuation in the medicalized plane.