Inside the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow yesterday (Tuesday) where work is continuing on the NHS Louisa Jordan temporary hospital, which is being built to aid the fight against the coronavirus epidemic — Inside the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow yesterday (Tuesday) where work is continuing on the NHS Louisa Jordan temporary hospital, which is being built to aid the fight against the coronavirus epidemic | JPIMedia

placeholder image — Inside the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow yesterday (Tuesday) where work is continuing on the NHS Louisa Jordan temporary hospital, which is being built to aid the fight against the coronavirus epidemic | JPIMedia

First look inside Glasgow's temporary NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital for COVID-19 patients

By Katharine Hay

Published 7th Apr 2020, 21:36 BST

Updated 8th Apr 2020, 15:28 BST

Recent photos show how the Glasgow SEC is being transformed into NHS Louisa Jordan.

The makeshift hospital, based on the banks of the River Clyde, will open mid-April with room for 300 COVID-19 patients, but it will eventually be able to hold around 1,000. The temporary hospital will help the NHS boost its bed capacity to cope with the growing number of coronavirus cases.

More than 5,000 people across Britain have so far lost their lives due to the deadly virus, while more than 50,000 have been infected.

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More than 5,000 people across Britain have so far lost their lives due to the deadly virus, while more than 50,000 have been infected. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Wattie Cheung

NHS Glasgow Louisa Jordan