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China Scrambles To Contain Coronavirus

China is building a 1,000-bed hospital dedicated to patients infected with a new virus that has killed 26 people, sickened hundreds and prompted lockdowns of cities during the country’s most important holiday, the Lunar New Year.

Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with NPR’s Emily Feng (@emilyzfeng) in Beijing.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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