Wuhan closes down all temporary hospitals for the coronavirus

Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province, has closed all(全部的 quánbù de) of its 16 public facility-turned temporary hospitals(临时医院 línshí yīyuàn) as the number of COVID-19 patients continues to drop(下降 xiàjiàng) in the city. The hospitals were converted from public venues such as exhibition centers(展览馆 zhǎnlǎn guǎn) and stadiums(体育馆 tǐyù guǎn) in early February in an effort to treat patients with mild symptoms(轻症患者 qīng zhèng huànzhě) and isolate(隔离 gélí) the source of infections(传染源 chuánrǎn yuán) amid strained medical resources.

In this March 8, 2020, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a staff member clean up an empty makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. [Photo: AP]

By the closure(关闭 guānbì) of the last two hospitals Tuesday, the temporary hospitals in Wuhan have received a total of more than 12,000 patients, according to local authorities. Over 8,000 medical workers from 94 medical teams across the country have worked in the temporary hospitals.

重点词汇 Key word:

关闭<动词 v.>

Close; shut

E.g. Wūzi de ménchuāng guānbìzhe.

屋子的门窗关闭着。

The house is shut up.

Close; shut down

E.g. Tā guānbìle diànpù, bān zǒule.

她关闭了店铺，搬走了。

She closed her shop and moved away.