China building hospital in six days for coronavirus patients

By Tom Lowe2020-01-27T06:00:00

Pre-fab buildings being used with 35 diggers on site

The city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in China has begun building a hospital it intends to complete in just six days.

A total of 35 diggers and 10 bulldozers arrived last Thursday night to begin work on the hospital, with video on Chinese state television the following day showing enabling works already well underway. Work is scheduled to finish in the next couple of days.

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