The first patients arrived Monday at a specialized hospital built in just 10 days as part of China’s intensive efforts to fight a new virus. The first patients arrived at the Huoshenshan Hospital at 10 a.m. on Monday, according to state media. The Huoshenshan Hospital was built by a 7,000-member crew of carpenters, plumbers, electricians and other specialists, according to the New China News Agency. Doctors can talk with outside experts over a video system that links them to Beijing’s PLA General Hospital, according to the Yangtze Daily. In Beijing, the Xiaotangshan Hospital built in 2003 for SARS is being renovated by construction workers.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2020 05:37 UTC