Health Desk- 25 Jan 2020:
China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat
patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds
of people, state media reported on Friday.
The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be
in use by February 3 to serve a rising number of patients infected by a
coronavirus that has left at least 26 people dead and millions on lockdown in
an effort to curb the spread.
Dozens of excavators and trucks were filmed working on the
site by state broadcaster CCTV.
It will have a capacity of 1,000 beds spread over 25,000
square metres, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Construction began as reports surfaced of bed shortages in
hospitals designated as dealing with the outbreak, which has now infected 830
people across China.
Xinhua said the new facility is aimed at “alleviating the
shortage of medical treatment resources and improving the ability to care for
patients”.
Courtesy: Afp, Beijing
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