Construction Underway at Makeshift Glasgow Coronavirus Hospital

Swift progress was being made on the conversion of Glasgow’s SEC Centre into a 300-bed field hospital on April 7, according to video posted online.

The facility was announced by the Scottish government on March 30, with a statement saying that it could “expand to hold more than 1,000 patients if later required.”

The BBC reported that over 800 contractors and NHS staff had been involved in the construction.

As of April 7, 4,229 has tested positive for the coronavirus in Scotland, with 296 people having died. Credit: NHS Louis Jordan via Storyful