Aerial photo shows an under-construction temporary hospital, converted from an office building, in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Qi Hongxin)
SUIFENHE, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The city of Suifenhe, at the China-Russia border in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is building a temporary hospital as pressure mounts to stem the flow of imported novel coronavirus cases.
The hospital is converted from an office building and can provide more than 600 patient beds. The construction is expected to be completed on April 11, and around 400 medical staff are expected to work in the hospital.
All the personnel entering the border from Suifenhe are required to undergo nucleic acid tests and be quarantined in designated facilities.
People work at the construction site of a temporary hospital in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Dong Baosen)
An emergency communication vehicle is seen at the construction site of a temporary hospital in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Dong Baosen)■
