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China builds massive COVID-19 isolation centre as cases in Hebei province surge
China has started construction on a medical isolation centre in Hebei province to help contain a severe COVID-19 outbreak.
Key points:
- More than 28 million people are under lockdown in China
- The isolation centre will have room for several thousand people
- Authorities are encouraging people to stay at home ahead of next month’s Lunar New Year holidays
Covering an area of about 33 hectares according to state media, the site will mainly be used to isolate close contacts and secondary close contacts of confirmed coronavirus patients.
A total of 3,000 makeshift wards are expected to be built in the centre, which will have room for several thousand people.
More than 28 million people are already under lockdown in both Heilongjiang and Hebei provinces…
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