China completes hospital for coronavirus in two weeks

China has completed work on an emergency 1,000-bed hospital, set up specifically battle the Wuhan coronavirus. This harmful virus killed around 213 people and infected nearly 10,000 peoples.

The virus is believed to have originated in Wuhan, a city of 11 million. Most of the coronavirus cases have been reported there. Construction of the emergency hospital began last week on the two temporary hospitals place, which is prefabricated structured buildings. Once the development complete, the hospital will provide around 2,600 beds for patients.

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The construction of the new facilities echoes the rapid completion of Beijing’s Xiaotangshan hospital in 2003. Built-in a week, Xiaotangshan treated patients affected by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

The hospitals are expected to open in next week. The hospital has now been passed into the control of the medical staff and will admit patients from Today.