Makeshift hospital in Wuhan receives coronavirus-infected patients

February 8, 2020 admin latest stories, Today's Breaking News

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A view of the nursing unit B of “Wuhan Livingroom” in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Li He)

WUHAN: The newly built Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, received the first batch of patients infected with the virus on Saturday, according to local authorities.

Replicating Beijing’s SARS treatment model in 2003, Wuhan built two makeshift hospitals: Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) and Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain), which can accommodate 1,600 beds and 1,000 beds respectively.

Medical workers are seen in the nursing unit B of “Wuhan Livingroom” in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Li He)

The first batch of patients were transferred to Huoshenshan Hospital on Feb. 4 after a 10-day construction.

Chinese health authorities said Saturday that they received reports of 3,399 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 86 deaths Friday. XINHUA

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