Makeshift hospital in NE China starts to receive patients amid COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Makeshift hospital in NE China starts to receive patients amid COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the makeshift hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN MINGQIANG, Local hospital official STORYLINE: Northeast China's Jilin Province is stepping up efforts building makeshift hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities to combat the latest resurgence of COVID-19. The province reported 742 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 415 local asymptomatic carriers Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, a convention center-turned makeshift hospital with 1,500 beds was put into use in the capital city of Changchun. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN MINGQIANG, Local hospital official "We provide everything the patients need, including bathrooms in which they could wash faces and brush teeth. The makeshift hospital is also equipped with all kinds of medical facilities. From emergency rescue to treatment and diagnosi