Medical workers attend the closing ceremony of the temporary hospital of Jianghan in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province, on Monday suspended another public-facility-turned temporary hospital as the number of COVID-19 patients continued to drop in the city.
WUHAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The makeshift hospital of Jianghan, which was converted from Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center, closed on Monday afternoon. With a total of 1,564 beds, it received its first patient at 9 p.m. on Feb. 5. Over the past 34 days, the temporary hospital of Jianghan received a total of 1,848 patients, saw 521 patients being transferred to other hospitals and 1,327 patients discharged. It had the most available beds, admitted the most patients and saw the most discharged patients among all the temporary hospitals in Wuhan.
The closure of the temporary hospital of Jianghan, which was converted from the existing international exhibition center of Wuhan, has brought the number of closed temporary hospitals in the city to 14.
The last batch of medical workers pose for a photo after walking out of the temporary hospital of Jianghan, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Medical workers from Yunnan Province are seen on a ceremony marking the closing of the temporary hospital of Jianghan, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Medical workers and security personnel pose for a photo after all the patients have been discharged from the temporary hospital of Jianghan, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Medical workers from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are seen on a ceremony marking the closing of the temporary hospital of Jianghan, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Medical workers from Henan Province pose for a photo before entering the temporary hospital of Jianghan ahead of its closing, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Three staff members in charge of toilet cleaning work of the temporary hospital of Jianghan pose for a photo in front of the temporary hospital, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Two medical workers from Guizhou Province enter the temporary hospital of Jianghan for the last time before its closing, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Aerial photo taken on March 9, 2020 shows the temporary hospital of Jianghan in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Wang Siban)
Ms Guo (front), a cured coronavirus patient, leaves the temporary hospital of Jianghan, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Zeng Ya, a nurse from Wuhan Union Hospital, waves a national flag to celebrate the closing at the temporary hospital of Jianghan, in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)■
