Focus: Infection Control

China's new coronavirus hospital half done in four days

The hospital is expected to take its first patients on February 3

A new hospital in China to combat the coronavirus is taking shape after just four days, according to an article on the Yahoo website.

The building in Wuhan, where the outbreak began, was already nearing completion as the Chinese death toll from the virus went past 100 and it claimed its first victim in Beijing.

At the same time, Germany confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, while Britons stranded in Wuhan have been urged to contact the UK consulate.

The hospital is expected to take its first patients on February 3.

Read the article.

January 31, 2020

Topic Area: Infection Control

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