The Iranian Army on Wednesday opened a makeshift medical center with 2,000 beds at a large fairground in Tehran, used as a hospital and a convalescent home for coronavirus patients.
\nThe Army Ground Force set up the big medical center within only two days.<\/p>\n
The temporary hospital and convalescent home was unveiled by top military commanders and Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi, who has recovered from the coronavirus infection.<\/p>\n
Established at the Tehran International Exhibition Permanent Fairground, the makeshift hospital can accommodate an additional 1,000 beds.<\/p>\n
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces ordered the Army Ground Force on Monday to prepare the hospital for the treatment of coronavirus patients.<\/p>\n
The Armed Forces have been assisting the Health Ministry in the battle with COVID-19 since the early days of outbreak of the disease in Iran.<\/p>\n
In a countrywide war game exercising defense tactics in the face of a biological attack, the Army Ground Force has been disinfecting public places and has also set up 420 control and screen posts in the neighborhoods of big cities.<\/p>\n
On March 12, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei cited clues to a possible \u201cbiological attack\u201d on Iran in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, ordering the Armed Forces to set up a \u201chealth and medical base\u201d to organize the efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n
The Leader assigned the Armed Forces to work on the necessary methods to prevent a further spread of coronavirus, in addition to the other activities such as treatment of patients and establishment of medical centers like field hospitals and convalescent homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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