Wuhan's makeshift hospital ends operation as epidemic wanes


A visitor looks at art work with the words 'Go China' left by workers at the Leishenshan Hospital which was constructed in a parking lot from prefabricated modules in two weeks in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. The hospital ceased operations on April 15. - AP

WUHAN (Xinhua): A makeshift hospital ceased operation in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on Wednesday (April 15) as the coronavirus epidemic wanes.

Wuhan Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital was built in 10 days to treat Covid-19 patients. Its last batch of patients was transferred to normal hospitals on Tuesday.

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