Wuhan makeshift hospital retires as epidemic wanes

<p style="text-align: left;">An ambulance transferred some of the last four patients of Leishenshan Hospital, built to handle patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, Hubei province, to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University on April 14, 2020.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Leishenshan hospital, modeled after Beijing&#39;s Xiaotangshan hospital during the SARS epidemic nearly 20 years ago, was built up with a capacity of 1,600 beds within 10 days in early February.</p><p style="text-align: left;">During 67-day operation, the hospital took on a total of 2,011 coronavirus patients, 45 percent of which were in a severe condition when admitted, said Wang Xinghuan, the head of Leishenshan hospital.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">(Produced by Zhao Wenyu)</span></p><p><br/></p>