In a bid to address the soaring number of coronavirus cases in Wuhan and nearby cities, Chinese officials ordered the construction of a 1,000-bed hospital that they aim to have completed by Feb. 3. The plans, officials said, would follow a similar model to the hospital constructed in Beijing during the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak, which took a week to complete and wound up treating around 700 patients. "In an emergency response program, a hospital is developed as a kit of parts and stored to be deployed when needed," he said. Geiger said the hospital will likely be equipped with special mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems to keep patients and workers protected from contamination. He also said that the hospital will likely feature a specialized air filtration system that would have been planned out before the facility was even constructed.

Source: Fox News January 30, 2020 19:52 UTC