Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows a view of the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
SHANGHAI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China's business hub Shanghai is converting the National Exhibition and Convention Center into a makeshift hospital.
Some areas of the makeshift hospital have been put into use on April 9 to aid the megacity's fight against resurging COVID-19.
The hospital covers about 600,000 square meters with a capacity of 50,000 beds.
Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows a view of the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows a view of the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows a view of the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows a view of the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows a view of the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows a view of the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Shanghai has been reporting a high number of COVID-19 infections since March. At the crucial stage, construction workers from across the country raced against time to construct the hospital.
Starting from the evening of April 3, the design company and multiple construction institutions carried out simultaneous construction in eight venues at the exhibition center.
The hospital was mainly composed of independent living areas for medical staff and patients as well as buffer zones with two separate channels to avoid the risk of cross-infection.
Independent toilets and shower rooms along with a sewage system were deployed in the hospital, where domestic wastewater would not be discharged unless undergoing repeated disinfection. A super-large exhaust system was also installed to ensure the circulation of clean air.
People work at the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
People work at the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Photo taken on April 11, 2022 shows a view of the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
People work at the makeshift hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center in east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)■
