Patients arrive at China's new hospital as death toll reaches 425

AKIPRESS.COM - The first patients have arrived at a 1,000-bed hospital built in eight days as part of China's efforts to fight the coronavirus, according to state media. The total number of deaths in China has risen to 425, China's National Health Commission has said, with 20,438 confirmed cases overall.
There had been a further 2,345 cases detected in Hubei, the epicentre of the outbreak, taking the total in the province to 13,522.
A specially built Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, has been equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment and ventilation systems.
No details about the patients' identities or conditions have been released.
The facility was reportedly built by a 7,000-member crew of carpenters, plumbers, electricians and other specialists, and has 30 intensive care units.
A second hospital with 1,500 beds is also under construction in the city and is due to open soon.