Singapore is converting F1 pit building into Covid-19 facility, says The Straits Times

Within the Singapore F1 complex, the halls have been partitioned into various sections with numbered beds that went into the 600s. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (Bloomberg): Singapore’s large F1 pit building, normally used for the high-profile Grand Prix races that have been canceled a second year running due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is being converted into a medical facility for coronavirus patients, the Straits Times reported.

The building has been identified as a suitable temporary venue because it has ready facilities and isn’t being used for F1 race activities, Ong Ling Lee, director of sports at the Singapore Tourism Board, told the Straits Times, adding that the place had been used for swab tests last year.