Nine temporary hospitals with more than 6,960 beds have opened in the epidemic-stricken Hubei Province in central China, a senior official with the National Health Commission (NHC) said Saturday.
A total of 5,606 patients infected with the novel coronavirus are receiving treatment in these hospitals currently, Wang Hesheng, deputy head of the NHC and a member of standing committee of the Hubei provincial Party committee, said at a press conference in Wuhan.
The temporary hospitals were converted from existing venues, including gymnasiums and exhibition centers.
