Hubei province has converted three facilities to serve more patients infected with novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV ARD), state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
The Hongshan Gymnasium, Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center and a cultural building complex dubbed “Wuhan Livingroom” in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, will be used as temporary hospitals to address the growing number of confirmed cases in the province.
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The said facilities will be catered to patients who have mild symptoms of the disease which has infected 20,000.
These temporary infirmaries equipped with a total of 3,400 beds will serve as temporary medical sites with functions of emergency treatment and clinical testing.
Earlier, China opened the Huoshenshan, a 1,000-bed capacity makeshift hospital dedicated for patients with novel coronavirus, while Leishenshan hospital is under construction.
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China’s National Health Commission reported 64 fatalities from Hubei province on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, bringing the total number of death toll to 425 in mainland China.
