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Makeshift hospitals
In the early stage of the outbreak, Wuhan faced a severe shortage of hospital beds. To address the problem, two temporary medical facilities – Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital – were built up within two weeks in early February, providing more than 2,000 beds for patients in critical condition.
The city's sports stadiums, exhibition halls and warehouses were also transformed into makeshift hospitals, or Fangcang shelter hospitals, to take in patients with mild symptoms.
The 16 Fangcang shelter hospitals received more than 12,000 COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, accounting for nearly 25 percent of all those in the city, which greatly relieved pressure on designated hospitals admitting COVID-19 patients and made room for them to treat severe patients.
