Thursday, February 6, in China completed the construction of a second hospital for isolation and treatment of patients who are sick with coronavirus.
About it reports the edition . Recall that the first hospital for 1000 beds at 25 000 square meters was finished being built in late January. And today, February 4, the second medical facility by 1,500 beds is beginning to accept people who are infected with a new type of coronavirus.
It is expected that the first group of patients will start the clinical trials of a new antiviral drug. Construction began when reports emerged about shortage of space in hospitals.
China has also moved people with more mild symptoms in makeshift hospitals, which are done in sports centers, exhibition halls and other public spaces.
Coronavirus – what is it?
This is a group of viruses that can cause colds and atypical pneumonia. Basically, coronavirus is considered to be the virus of infectious bronchitis of birds, although this family includes the human coronaviruses.
Looks like a makeshift hospital for patients with coronavirus in the exhibition center in China:
What you need to know about the 2019 coronavirus-nCoV:
- From the coronavirus died 565 people as of 6 Feb. All over the world are infected with more than 28 274 people.
- From the disease die in about 9% of those infected.
- The world health organization declared a global emergency health.
- In Ukraine, not a single case of suspected coronavirus has not been confirmed.
- In China have suspended group tours.
- The Ukrainian Embassy in China advises to refrain from trips to the country, where raging epidemic.
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