After virus surge, China builds hospital in 5 days

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Updated At : 12:07 PM Jan 17, 2021 IST

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Beijing, January 16

China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for Covid patients in five days to fight a surge in infections in a city south of Beijing, state media reported. The hospital is one of six with 6,500 rooms being built in Nangong in Hebei province. China has attributed its surge in virus cases to travellers entering the country or contaminated frozen food imports.

US President-elect Joe Biden has said he will ensure 100 million Americans are vaccinated in the first 100 days of his administration.

Pakistan has approveed AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for emergency use. — Agencies

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