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China: Shanghai builds another makeshift hospital to combat rising COVID-19 cases

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 05 Apr 2022, 10:02 pm Print

China: Shanghai builds another makeshift hospital to combat rising COVID-19 cases China COVID19

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Shanghai:  Shanghai is converting the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) into a makeshift hospital with a planned capacity of 40,000 beds.

Upon completion, it is expected to act as the biggest such hospital for those testing positive for Covid-19 in the metropolis.

The NECC has eight exhibition halls and covers a total construction area of 1.47 million square meters.

The facade of its building draws inspiration from an auspicious four-leaf clover and has hosted four editions of the China International Import Expo.

Shanghai reported 311 confirmed locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and 16,766 local asymptomatic carriers on Tuesday, according to the municipal health commission.

The Chinese mainland reported 1,383 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

Of the local confirmed cases reported Tuesday, 973 were in Jilin, 311 in Shanghai, and 17 in Zhejiang.

Besides, a total of 32 new imported Covid-19 cases were reported across the mainland.

Tuesday also saw 19,199 new asymptomatic cases on the Chinese mainland, including 19,089 local ones and 110 imported ones, said the commission.

Among the asymptomatic cases, 16,766 were reported in Shanghai and 1,798 in Jilin.

(With UNI/Xinhua inputs)