Wuhan launches temporary hospitals for coronavirus patients

Twelve new hospitals have started operating in Wuhan, Report informs, citing Chinese media.

Several institutions in Wuhan, including high schools and exhibition centers, were refitted to hospitals.

According to media reports, the government plans to open additional field hospitals to take the number of beds in medical institutions to 20,400.

The new form of coronavirus COVID-2019 emerged in Wuhan in December last year.