Theater of healing and hope

Makeshift hospital at sports center releases steady flow of cured patients

"Today, 21 newly cured patients have been discharged from our makeshift hospital, "physician Ni Xiaohui told China Daily in the makeshift hospital at the Wuhan Sports Center on Thursday. "So far, a total of 115 patients have been cured and discharged from here."

Since Feb 9, Ni has led a team of 30 medical workers from Nantong in Jiangsu province who have treated 580 patients.

The temporary hospital is divided into six sections, each with 100 beds, he said.