Lights illuminate a makeshift hospital on March 31 in Jining, East China’s Shandong province. China is rushing to build makeshift hospitals to contain Covid. Photo: VCG

A medical worker delivers food to a Covid patient Saturday in a makeshift hospital in Jining. Photo: VCG

On Sunday, the city of Shenzhen in South China’s Guangdong province opened the first makeshift care center in China for pets whose owners are in centralized quarantine due to Covid-19. Photo: IC Photo

Workers construct a makeshift hospital in Yangpu district in Shanghai on Thursday. Photo: Yin Liqin/China News Service, VCG

Shanghai is converting the National Exhibition and Convention Center into a makeshift hospital which will be able to accommodate 50,000 beds. The hospital, covering about 600,000 square meters, is the largest makeshift hospital in the city. Photo: VCG

The city of Haikou in South China’s Hainan province is turning the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center into a makeshift hospital, which is expected to be put ready by April 10. Photo: VCG

Workers pave floors at a makeshift hospital in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province, on March 26. Photo: VCG

The first makeshift hospital in Nanchang, East China’s Jiangxi province, was officially put into use on March 24. Photo: Liu Zhankun/China News Service, VCG

Workers work at a makeshift hospital in 2020 in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province. The city started to retire its makeshift hospitals in August 2020 as virus cases plunge. Photo: Hongxing News/Wang Xiao, VCG

An overview of a makeshift hospital under construction at the Shenyang International Exhibition Center in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province. Photo: VCG

The makeshift hospital at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong has more than 1,000 beds, catering to senior Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms. Photo: Li Zhihua/China News Service, VCG

On March 14, the city of Dongguan in South China’s Guangdong province started to build its first makeshift hospital. Photo: VCG