The military is helping to convert the SEC arena as part of its logistical management of the Covid-19 responseThe SEC conference and entertainment complex in Glasgow is being turned into a temporary hospital to house up to 1,000 patients as the coronavirus pandemic peaks in Scotland. The 13,000 capacity arena, which had been scheduled to host Disney on Ice and Scotland’s biggest hair and beauty trade show, will instead become a medical centre ready to use when hospitals overflow. Catherine Calderwood, Scotland’s chief medical officer, said that the site could have all the support services needed to deal with an influx of patients including scanning equipment, diagnostic testing capacity, a laboratory and a morgue. It is hoped that it will open within two weeks, initially with 300 beds and then to expand. The number of people thought to have Covid-19 has risen to

Source: The Times March 30, 2020 16:06 UTC