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Makeshift Hospitals Play 'irreplaceable' Role In Wuhan's Anti-virus Battle by FengQingyang(m): 2:34pm On May 08, 2020 |
The large-scale construction of makeshift hospitals had played an "irreplaceable" role in the battle against COVID-19 in Wuhan, the hardest hit Chinese city by coronavirus, a health official said. Ma Xiaowei, head of the National Health Commission, made the remarks while talking about what had been done to increase the number of most-needed beds in Wuhan's anti-virus battle in a recent interview with Xinhua. One in four COVID-19 patients in Wuhan was treated in makeshift hospitals, Ma said, speaking highly of the strengths of makeshift hospitals -- quick readiness, large capacity, low cost and high concentration. Wuhan was facing a surging number of COVID-19 cases and a short supply of medical resources, with increasing the number of beds being the most urgent task, when a central guiding group overseeing the novel coronavirus efforts in Hubei Province arrived in Wuhan on Jan. 27, he recalled. A four-prong strategy had since been taken by authorities to make up for the shortages of beds to ensure all COVID-19 patients are admitted in Wuhan, Ma said. -- A total of 16 makeshift hospitals were built by converting public venues. -- Two new hospitals, Huoshenshan and Leishenshan, were built. -- Existing hospitals were renovated. -- More than 530 hotels, training centers and sanitariums were converted into quarantine sites. Patients get ready to sleep at Wuhan Sports Center, which was transformed into a makeshift hospital to treat novel coronavirus patients, in Wuhan, Hubei province, on March 2.
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