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China's Wuhan to build second hospital to treat coronavirus patients

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 mont

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Published 26 January 2020, 8:00 · Updated 21:26

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China's Wuhan to build second hospital to treat coronavirus patients

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, Reuters reported.

Construction has started on the first dedicated hospital and is due to be finished by Feb 3.

The virus outbreak has killed 41 and infected more than 1,300 globally.

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