Hundreds of hospital beds await patients Tuesday inside the Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center, which was converted into a makeshift hospital to help deal with people infected by the new coronavirus. Photo: Caixin

Construction workers check the facilities at the exhibition center, which will take in 1,800 patients with mild symptoms of the new coronavirus. As of early Wednesday, the coronavirus had killed 491 people and infected more than 20,000. Photo: Caixin

Workers set up beds on Tuesday at the exhibition center. Photo: Caixin

A worker carries a wooden board. Photo: Caixin

Workers install a wooden board to create a partition between beds. Photo: Caixin

Workers make beds at the exhibition center. Photo: Caixin

A worker checks to make sure the beds won’t fall over. Photo: Caixin

Workers wrap up the preparation work for the makeshift hospital, which is planned to be put into use as quick as possible. Photo: Caixin