A construction expert broke down how China built an emergency hospital to treat Wuhan coronavirus patients in just 10 days

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• The city of Wuhan in China completed a makeshift emergency hospital to treat patients infected with the coronavirus in just 10 days.
• The emergency medical facility is made up of two floors and has several isolation wards and 30 intensive care units. It can hold up to 1,000 patients.
• Business Insider spoke to a construction expert, who said that using prefabricated units is the key to constructing a building at such a fast speed.
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On Sunday, China finished building an emergency hospital set up specifically to tackle the Wuhan coronavirus. It only took 10 days.

The 645,000-square-foot makeshift medical facility, which took in its first patients on Tuesday, is made up of two floors and is already equipped with 1,000 beds, several isolation wards, and 30 intensive care units. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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