Large-scale public venues as medical emergency sites in disasters: lessons from COVID-19 and the use of Fangcang shelter hospitals in Wuhan, China

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Wuhan has adopted three methods of admitting patients for treatment: designated hospitals, newly built temporary hospitals and Fangcang shelter hospitals. It has been proven that converting large-scale public venues such as stadiums and exhibition centres into Fangcang s...

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Main Authors: Jing Han, Dongping Fang, Shengjie Pan, Zaishang Li, Ting Yuan, Benran Jiang, Di Gan, Bai Sheng, Zhongmin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/6/e002815.full