Prince Charles opens the new NHS Nightingale at the ExCeL Centre in east London, saying it will serve as 'a shining light' during the coronavirus lockdown Read more here:
Prince Charles will open the new 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale later today - less than two weeks after work started on the giant specialist coronavirus field hospital.largest critical care unit in the worldSoldiers, carpenters, stewards and volunteers have worked around the clock to ensure NHS Nightingale could be ready for use in record time.
The prince is expected to say a few words in tribute to all those who have worked to create the new medical facility, and to people across the UK who continue to deliver frontline care to those affected by the crisis.Attending the ceremony in person will be Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who recently came out of isolation after recovering from the virus, Professor Charles Knight, chief executive of NHS Nightingale, and representatives from the Ministry of Defence, contractors and volunteers.
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