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07/02/2020

Wuhan’s second SARS treatment-model hospital starts delivery

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Combo photo shows aerial views of the construction site of Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital taken on Jan. 26, 2020 (top) by Xiao Yijiu and on Feb. 5, 2020 by Li He, in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. After 10 days’ work, the Leishenshan Hospital, another makeshift hospital in Wuhan, started to be delivered gradually after passing the check by the city’s urban construction and health departments Thursday. (Xinhua)

WUHAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — After 10 days’ work, the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital, another makeshift hospital in Wuhan, started to be delivered gradually after passing the check by the city’s urban construction and health departments Thursday.

Located on the bank of the Huangjia Lake in the Jiangxia District, Leishenshan Hospital uses a modular design based on the layout of a field hospital. It covers 21.9 hectares.

Replicating Beijing’s SARS treatment model in 2003, Wuhan started building two makeshift hospitals: Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) and Huoshenshan. Construction work of Leishenshan Hospital started on Jan. 27. After being put into operation, Leishenshan Hospital is expected to provide 1,600 beds and accommodate over 2,000 medical workers.

On Jan. 23, workers broke ground on Huoshenshan Hospital, with a capacity of 1,000 beds. Huoshenshan was finished Sunday and has started to accept patients.

Source: Xinhua

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02/02/2020

Coronavirus: The hospital built in a matter of days

The Chinese city of Wuhan is building a hospital in just a few days, to treat patients suspected of contracting the coronavirus.

A view of cranes and diggers building Huoshenshan HospitalImage copyright GETTY IMAGES

The 25,000-square-metre (30,000 sq yd) Huoshenshan Hospital, one of two new hospitals being built, is scheduled to open on Monday.

On 24 January, diggers were speedily clearing the ground where the hospital will sit.

A view of cranes and diggers building Huoshenshan HospitalImage copyright GETTY IMAGES

China’s health authorities say 304 people have died from the coronavirus, with more than 14,000 cases in the country and beyond.

There have been about 100 cases in another 22 countries, including two people in the UK.

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The number of cases worldwide has surpassed that of the Sars epidemic, which spread to more than two dozen countries in 2003.

There were around 8,100 cases of Sars – severe acute respiratory syndrome – reported during that outbreak.

An aerial view of cranes and diggers building Huoshenshan HospitalImage copyright GETTY IMAGES

The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, home to around 11 million people.

Media caption Aerial time-lapse shows Wuhan hospital construction

According to state media, the new Huoshenshan Hospital will contain about 1,000 beds.

A construction worker is pictured amidst heavy machinery on the site of Huoshenshan hospital, under constructionImage copyright GETTY IMAGESPresentational white space
An aerial view of cranes and diggers building Huoshenshan HospitalImage copyright GETTY IMAGESPresentational white space
A construction worker is pictured amidst heavy machinery on the site of Huoshenshan hospital, under constructionImage copyright GETTY IMAGES

China’s official CCTV broadcaster has been hosting livestreams so people can watch the hospitals being built in real-time – and they have proved an unlikely hit.

The Global Times newspaper says more than 40 million people have been watching the livestreams in China.

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An aerial view of the construction of Huoshenshan hospitalImage copyright GETTY IMAGES

The popularity of the footage has led to the construction vehicles earning unusual fame.

Cement mixers have found themselves with nicknames like “The Cement King”, “Big White Rabbit” and “The White Roller”.

A digger is seen on the construction site of Huoshenshan hospitalImage copyright GETTY IMAGES

Huoshenshan Hospital is based on Xiaotangshan Hospital, set up in Beijing to help tackle the Sars virus in 2003.

Construction workers roll out damp proof liningImage copyright GETTY IMAGES

Xiaotangshan Hospital was built in seven days, allegedly breaking the world record for the fastest construction of a hospital.

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“China has a record of getting things done fast even for monumental projects like this,” says Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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A laborer works at the construction site of Huoshenshan HospitalImage copyright ALAMY

Just like the hospital in Beijing, Huoshenshan Hospital will consist of prefabricated buildings.

A prefabricated building is lowered at Huoshenshan HospitalImage copyright GETTY IMAGES

Mr Huang said that engineers would be brought in from across the country in order to complete construction in time.

“Engineering work is what China is good at. They have records of building skyscrapers at speed. This is very hard for Westerners to imagine. It can be done,” he added.

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Workers set up a CT scanner inside the hospitalImage copyright EPA
Hospital beds are set up inside the hospitalImage copyright EPA

Source: The BBC

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