Isolation wards added to Hong Kong hospital (1/7)

The photo taken on March 31, 2020 shows a makeshift isolation ward in a hospital in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Such units are fitted with ventilator machines to create a negative interior air pressure, preventing air and the virus which may be suspended in droplets from leaving the rooms. Being converted from two general wards, the second-tier isolation wards provide 50 beds which can help accommodate the increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city. (Photo: China News Service/ Qin Louyue)

The photo taken on March 31, 2020 shows a makeshift isolation ward in a hospital in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Such units are fitted with ventilator machines to create a negative interior air pressure, preventing air and the virus which may be suspended in droplets from leaving the rooms. Being converted from two general wards, the second-tier isolation wards provide 50 beds which can help accommodate the increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city. (Photo: China News Service/ Qin Louyue)

The photo taken on March 31, 2020 shows a makeshift isolation ward in a hospital in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Such units are fitted with ventilator machines to create a negative interior air pressure, preventing air and the virus which may be suspended in droplets from leaving the rooms. Being converted from two general wards, the second-tier isolation wards provide 50 beds which can help accommodate the increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city. (Photo: China News Service/ Qin Louyue)

A temporary check point is set up outside a hospital in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mar. 31, 2020. (Photo: China News Service/ Qin Louyue)

A temporary check point is set up outside a hospital in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mar. 31, 2020. (Photo: China News Service/ Qin Louyue)

A temporary check point is set up outside a hospital in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mar. 31, 2020. (Photo: China News Service/ Qin Louyue)

A temporary check point is set up outside a hospital in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Mar. 31, 2020. (Photo: China News Service/ Qin Louyue)