SHANGHAI: Wuhan, the epicentre of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, has closed all of its 16 public facility-turned temporary hospitals on Tuesday (March 10) as the number of Covid-19 patients continues to drop in the city.
Wuhan reported 17 new confirmed cases on Monday, dropping below 20 for the first time and a significant contrast with a month ago, when 1,921 cases were reported on Feb 9.
By the closure of the last two hospitals on Tuesday, the temporary hospitals in Wuhan have received a total of more than 12,000 patients, according to local authorities. At the Wuchang Hongshan Stadium, the last batch of 49 patients was discharged from the temporary hospital at around 3:30pm on Tuesday.
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