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PHOTOS: China Builds A Medical Center From Scratch In Under 2 Weeks

The goal is to create two facilities with more than 1,000 beds for cases of Wuhan coronavirus. But some specialists note that they aren't quite full-service hospitals.
Excavators are seen at the construction site of a medical center being built in Wuhan, China, to treat patients of the coronavirus outbreak. Ground was broken on Jan. 24. The scheduled opening is Feb. 3.

China says it's building two hospitals in under two weeks.

The time frame doesn't seem to be an exaggeration. Ground was broken on the first facility on Jan. 24, and it's expected to be open for business on Feb. 3, with 1,000 beds for coronavirus

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