China has opened its first novel coronavirus dedicated hospital in Huanggang City in Hubei province.
The Dabie Mountain Regional Medical Center became operational Tuesday for patients infected with 2019-nCoV.
The refurbishing of the 1000-bed hospital was completed in just days
The hospital, which is slated to open as a new branch of Huanggang Central Hospital, was repurposed due to growing number of infected cases in China.
Earlier, China announced that they will build a 1000-bed hospital in six days and another in half a month.
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