(11 May 2020) An emergency field hospital for COVID-19 patients has officially opened in the German capital, but so far there are no patients.
The clinic opened Monday on the site of Berlin's convention center and has a capacity of 500 beds that can be doubled if required.
Germany has however managed to sharply lower the rate of infection since building began four weeks ago, so the capital's 50 hospitals have proven more than sufficient for treating all COVID-19 patients.
Berlin's top health official, Dilek Kalayci, said the clinic would serve as a "reserve hospital," noting that the experience of Spain, Italy and the United States had shown even well-equipped medical systems could become overwhelmed in a pandemic.
According to the Johns Hopkins University, Germany has more than 171,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7569 deaths.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks.
But it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death for some people, especially older adults and people with existing health problems.

Find out more about AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ] ​​
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]


You can license this story through AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]

свернуть