DALIAN, China -- A new 1,600-bed hospital opened Wednesday in Wuhan after just 10 days of construction, but the Chinese city of 11 million people at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak is still struggling to keep up with a rapid surge in patients.
Rapid construction not enough to keep pace with spike in coronavirus cases

Despite adding more than 2,500 new beds in the last couple of weeks, Wuhan area hospitals are struggling to keep up with the influx of patients. © Reuters
DALIAN, China -- A new 1,600-bed hospital opened Wednesday in Wuhan after just 10 days of construction, but the Chinese city of 11 million people at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak is still struggling to keep up with a rapid surge in patients.