Efforts are in full swing in Wuhan to ensure every confirmed and suspected patient is attended to. 

Authorities are working to identify "four categories of people": confirmed patients, suspected patients, their close contacts and those with fever. And hospitals are taking in and giving treatment to those confirmed patients, while the others are quarantined. 

Authorities promise that "no family or individual will be neglected."

More than 20 designated hospitals are handling the brunt of the epidemic. Around 9,000 beds in these facilities have been set aside for patients in critical condition. The local government has also constructed two brand new purpose-built hospitals – Huoshenshan Hospital and Leishenshan Hospital – which add 2,500 more beds.

Meanwhile, Wuhan is also rolling out more temporary hospitals for patients with mild symptoms of the disease. For example, sports stadiums and exhibition centers are converted into treatment centers. The campuses of Hubei Provincial Party School and several local colleges are also becoming new medical centers.

Three of these temporary hospitals with a total of 4,000 beds are already taking patients in. The remaining make-shift facilities could provide as many as 8,000 beds. 

On top of that, for suspected cases as well as patients with fever, new quarantine centers converted from medical institutions and hotels are also offering over 10,000 beds. These centers can help screen potential cases and cut off further virus transmission among communities.

Still, there is a gap between what's provided and what's actually needed. Local authorities in Wuhan said more than 20,000 people are staying at home in self-quarantine.