The UK government has said it was rushing to build more emergency field hospitals ahead of an expected surge in coronavirus cases, hours after recording a record 569 deaths from the disease.
According to AFP, two new facilities will be built in Bristol in the west and Harrogate in the north to house up to 1,500 patients, the National Health Service (NHS) said in a statement.
“Further such hospitals will open next in Birmingham and Manchester, offering up to 3,000 beds between them,” the statement added.
