Rows of beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong on Saturday (Aug 1). Hong Kong opened a temporary field hospital with 500 beds on Saturday to house stable Covid-19 patients as the city battles a new wave of virus infections. - AFP
HONG KONG, Aug 1 (AFP): Hong Kong opened a temporary field hospital with 500 beds on Saturday to house stable Covid-19 (coronavirus) patients as the city battles a new wave of virus infections.
The financial hub had been a poster child for tackling the coronavirus, with local transmissions all but ended by early summer.
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