Workers prepare beds at a makeshift hospital in the Hongshan Gymasium in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province, yesterday. Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is racing to create more temporary hospitals to cope with the surging number of patients infected with the virus. Wuhan has converted an exhibition center into a hospital with 1,800 beds. As of yesterday afternoon, conversion work had started on 10 other venues, including gymnasiums, sports centers and a high school. They can provide a total of over 10,000 beds. (Story on Page 3)   

Xinhua