Wuhan's coronavirus facility named Huoshenshan Hospital

The specialized hospital set up for patients with the new coronavirus has been named Huoshenshan Hospital, according to Wuhan authorities.

Emulating Beijing's response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, when it built the Xiaotangshan Hospital in seven days to care for SARS patients, the Wuhan authorities plan to complete the specialized hospital in six days.

The new hospital is expected to contain 1,000 beds, officials said.