LONDON, Apr 3 — Britain on Friday opened a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital to treat the most seriously ill coronavirus patients, as day-on-day deaths surged to a new record and royal officials said Queen Elizabeth II would make a rare crisis address to the nation. Heir to the throne Prince...
Staff put up some signs at the NHS Nightingale Hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, London, Britain, April 3, 2020. — Reuters pic
Charles, 71, officially launched the facility via videolink from Scotland, where he has been in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. There was also a third consecutive day of record increases in deaths of confirmed hospital cases — 684 — taking the overall toll to 3,605 as of 1600 GMT on Thursday.The announcement of the new figures coincided with news the queen would make a rare special broadcast to Britain and the Commonwealth at 1900 GMT on Sunday.
Charles paid tribute to everyone involved its construction, calling it “quite frankly incredible” to have transformed the giant exhibition centre into a critical care facility so quickly. “In this dark time, this place will place will be a shining light,” he said, but added that he hoped it would not required for long.
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