Tag: makeshift
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
From athlete’s village to hotel, Indonesian government prepares makeshift facilities for COVID-19
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JAKARTA: Buildings in Indonesia are being converted to makeshift facilities for the COVID-19 pandemic, as the government scrambles to deal with a growing number of cases. On Monday (Mar 23), President Joko Widodo visited Jakarta’s 2018 Asian Games Athlete’s Village in Kemayoran, which has been turned into an emergency makeshift hospital to treat COVID-19 patients. Advertisement Advertisement Speaking
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
China closes makeshift hospitals as COVID-19 cases plunge
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BEIJING: China has closed most of the makeshift hospitals opened to receive COVID-19 patients in the epidemic’s epicentre as the number of new infections in the country hit a record low. There were 40 new cases nationwide, the National Health Commission said on Monday (Mar 9), the lowest number of fresh cases since it started
