Chinanews.com, April 3rd. According to foreign media reports, on April 3rd local time, the British National Medical Service (NHS) said that the UK will build two more temporary hospitals to treat patients with new coronary pneumonia. At the same time, Britain's first "cabin hospital" will receive the first patients next week.
The picture shows Trafalgar Square in central London under the epidemic. Photo by Zhang Ping, China News Agency
It is reported that Britain is preparing for the peak of an outbreak. At present, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has killed nearly 3,000 people in the UK.
The National Health Service (NHS) said it would build a facility for 1,000 patients at a university in Bristol in southwest England and a 500-bed facility at a conference centre in Harrogate, North facility.
The report states that this means that Britain is now planning to open five field hospitals in the coming weeks.
Among them, the Nightingale Hospital in eastern London will receive the first patients next week. According to reports, this hospital is the first temporary hospital to be officially opened among several local versions of the "square cabin hospital" planned by the British government. If demand continues to grow, the hospital will be able to support up to 4,000 patients.
In addition, two other temporary hospitals in Manchester and Birmingham will provide a total of 3,000 beds.