China Completes Wuhan Coronavirus Hospital in 10 Days

China sent medical workers and equipment Monday to its just-completed, 1,000-bed Huoshenshan hospital in Wuhan for treating victims of the new coronavirus that has caused 362 deaths and more than 17,300 infections at home and abroad.
Reopening of schools was also delayed to keep the virus from spreading further in hardest-hit central Hubei province, where the specialized hospital in the provincial capital Wuhan was completed in just 10 days. A second hospital with 1,500 beds is under construction. Restrictions were tightened still further in one city by allowing only one family member to venture out to buy supplies every other day.
Medical teams from the People's Liberation Army continued to arrive in Wuhan to relieve the city's overwhelmed health workers and to work at the new hospital, located in the countryside far from the city center. Footage shown by state broadcaster CCTV showed prefabricated wards equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment and ventilation systems.
Leading Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said additional hospital space was crucial to stopping the spread of new infections.
“The lack of hospital rooms forced sick people to return home, which is extremely dangerous. So having additional (beds) available is a great improvement,” Zhong told CCTV's 24-hour news channel.
Zhong played a major role in overcoming China's 2002-2003 outbreak of SARS, a coronavirus from the same family as the current pathogen.
In Hong Kong, thousands of health care workers were threatening to go on strike Tuesday unless the government agrees to talks before a 6 p.m. Monday deadline. Hong Kong has recorded 14 cases of the virus and has cut flights and train and bus connections to the mainland, but a push is growing for the semi-autonomous Chinese city to close the border completely .
South Korea, which has 15 confirmed cases, was quarantining 800 soldiers who had recently visited China, Hong Kong or Macao or had contact with people who had, defense m inistry spokeswoman Choi Hyunsoo said.
In Beijing, officials sought to reassure the country's 1.4 billion people of adequate supplies of face masks and disinfectant, despite reported shortages in parts of the country.
China's new totals of 361 deaths and 2,829 new cases over the last 24 hours, bringing the Chinese total to 17,205 cases, come as other countries continued evacuating hundreds of their citizens from Hubei and imposed travel restrictions affecting Chinese or people who recently traveled in the country.
The World Health Organization said the number of confirmed cases will keep growing because thousands of specimens from suspected cases have yet to be tested.
The Philippines banned the entry of all non-citizens from China after two cases were confirmed there, including the only death outside China. The U.S., Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, New Zealand and Australia have imposed similar restrictions despite criticism from China and WHO's guidance such measures were unnecessary.
About 150 cases have been reported in 2 dozen other countries. The Philippine Health Department said a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan died from the virus and his companion remained hospitalized. Vietnam counted its 7th case, a Vietnamese American man who had a two-hour layover in Wuhan on his way from the U.S. to Ho Chi Minh City.
The U.S. total rose to 11 cases, mostly involving recent travel to Wuhan. The U.S. said Sunday that Americans who had traveled in China within the last 14 days would be routed to designated airports for enhanced health screenings and most non-Americans who recently were in China would be denied entry.
Amid accusations of a slow official response to the outbreak, 6 officials in the city of Huanggang, next to Wuhan in Hubei province, were fired over “poor performance" in handling the outbreak, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
With no end in sight to the outbreak, authorities in Hubei and elsewhere extended the Lunar New Year holiday break, due to end this week, well into February to try to keep people at home and reduce the spread of the virus. All Hubei schools are postponing the start of the new semester until further notice.
The crisis is the latest to confront Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who has been beset by months of anti-government protests in Hong Kong, the reelection of Taiwan's pro-independence president and criticism over human rights violations in the traditionally Muslim territory of Xinjiang.

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[slenderwolf]

When you use real life money to speed up the process in games

[AlvinC-szli]

My high school classmate was participating in this hospital building, he works for the State Grid Corporation, and their task was to finish the electric power system before the foundation was finished. He said it was like fighting for his country and family, and it was a speed competition of finishing the task vs virus spreading. Every single one minute they save could possibly save many lives. He didn't have a rest for more than 30 hours. Respect to him.

[maildsuga]

There's a deep dent on one of the streets I live in. It's been a decade... still counting.

[bigdawgentertainment]

Took me a month just to get a permit in California

[AfroMan]

Thats impressive, the only things that get built that quickly in the States are McDonalds.

[carolgrant]

Prayers for China. Praying the doctors and researchers find a way to fight this virus.

[bobertrehendez]

why do all the windows have bars on them ?

[doctorism]

There are two kinds of people who makes negative comments about China: the ones that actually want to help China to improve because they love the country, or the ones that are racist and full of hatred and no appreciation for humanity

[jamesmerc]

Thank god theres a hospital for these kind of things now

[joec]

People seem surprised there’s bars on the windows? Uhhh yeah?! You want people getting out who are still sick???

[ckconey]

My goodness, I am so impressed with the work ethic and bravery of the Chinese planners and workers. There are many Americans who applaud your efforts. You are doing this feat in a very short week, under stress and a deadline. I am stunned, and again...thank you for accomplishing so much, for China and ultimately for the whole world.

[guychi-chifly]

And the Brooklyn/Queens expressway still not even close to finished for like 30 years straight.

[eboyblackout]

Incredible how this country has become self reliant and doesn't rely on other countries for aid and help

[JD-iglt]

I see lots of ppl talk about the bars on the unit. I am from China and This is my two cents. Those units are not prefabricated just for building temporary hospitals. They could be for any purpose, such as an office on construction sites etc. So, those bars are there for different security reasons when they were designed.

[cspaceinfinity]

The Chinese are hard working people amazing

[revisionfour]

I mean, you gotta hand it to the Chinese for their ability to build so rapidly.

[barryReedENTERTAINMENT]

That's Amazing Prayers to those who are affected

[uchibauki]

Amazing chinese contractors really fast hopefully coronavirus will be gone soon!!

[louiswersiy]

The Cameroon government, for 36 years will soon complete the plan for our a new hospital.

[heromiIes]

They get the coronavirus because they cook chicken in beetlejuice for dinner and prepare chocolate covered roaches for dessert.