New York turned its largest convention center into a 1000-bed hospital. Thomas Quigley, director of healthcare at the global architecture firm HOK, explains says that erecting a separate hospital for non-Covid cases will help stem the spread of the virus. “What you want to do is decant or direct the less acute and non-Covid-19 patients away from the current hospital,” he explains. “The temporary hospital allows for clinical care in a medically supervised environment, where they are less likely to become infected and can receive the appropriate care.” The plan is seen below.
Manhattan's Central Park which has ample open space is used to set up temporary camps for medical relief and testing, as cases are increasing. Such existing infrastructure facilities can be quickly adapted to create such spaces.
In South Korea a drive-through parking lot was designed to become a drive- in checkup facility/ test center.
In Tehran, an exhibition centre was converted into a 2000-bed hospital. These temporarily remodeled spaces are serving as important resources in a country, helping patients, while also maintaining social distancing norms for prevention of the spread of the virus.