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So Paulo stadium turning into hospital for coronavirus
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 16:08 EDT, 23 March 2020 | UPDATED: 16:08 EDT, 23 March 2020
SAO PAULO (AP) - Pacaembu Stadium in downtown São Paulo is being turned into an open-air hospital to handle cases from the coronavirus outbreak.
The 45,000-seat stadium is expected to house more than 200 beds for minor cases of COVID-19. It should be ready in 10 days.
. . .
As of Monday afternoon, Brazil had more than 1,600 confirmed cases, and 25 deaths.
Almost all arenas used in the 2014 World Cup were also offered by clubs as open-air hospitals and health care units. Brazil has a public health care system, but federal and state officials believe it will be overwhelmed by the end of April.
More:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-8144383/S-o-Paulo-stadium-turning-hospital-coronavirus.html
