Picture uploaded to social media on January 25, 2020 by the Central Hospital of Wuhan show medical staff, in Wuhan, China. — Reuters pic
BEIJING, Jan 25 — China’s Wuhan city, the centre of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, will build a second dedicated hospital to treat patients, state media the People’s Daily reported on Saturday.
Construction of hospital, designed to have 1,300 beds, is scheduled to be completed in half a month.
Construction has started on the first dedicated hospital and is due to be finished by February 3.
The virus outbreak has killed 41 and infected more than 1,300 globally — Reuters