Canada's three largest provinces -- Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec -- have reportedly rolled out plans this week to transform other sites into makeshift hospitals to expand the number of available beds in preparation for an influx of patients with COVID-19. (Photos: Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 3, 2020 shows the placards introducing health safety procedures at the entrance of the Vancouver Convention Centre which will be transformed into a temporary hospital in Vancouver, Canada.

Staff from the health care departments work at the hallway inside the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada, April 3, 2020.

Staff from different health care departments talk to each other at the hallway inside the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada, April 3, 2020.