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| China Challenge the world: China Building a Hospital in 15 Days |
China is rushing to build a 1,000-bed hospital in just 10 days to treat patients at the epicenter of the new coronavirus, which has killed at least 28 people, infected about 830 and prompted lockdowns in at least a dozen cities, according to reports.
The hospital will have a capacity of 1,000 beds spread over 25,000 square meters (270,000 square feet), the official Xinhua news agency said.
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| China Challenge the world: China Building a Hospital in 15 Days |
Construction began as reports surfaced of bed shortages in hospitals designated to deal with the outbreak, which has now infected 830 people across China.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, transportation was shut down Friday in 12 cities with a total population of about 35 million, including Wuhan and its neighbors in central China’s Hubei province.
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| China Challenge the world: China Building a Hospital in 15 Days |
In 2003 China erected a hospital on Beijing's rural outskirts in barely a week to cater to a rapidly rising number of patients suffering from SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which killed 349 people in mainland China and 299 in Hong Kong in 2002-2003.
Xiaotangshan Hospital consisted of prefabricated structures and Xinhua reported Friday that Wuhan was building the new facility based on the same model.
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| China Challenge the world: China Building a Hospital in 15 Days |
The city of more than 11 million people has been centralizing its treatment of the new virus by isolating patients in 61 clinics and designated hospitals.
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