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Photos: How the world is mobilizing to make pop-up hospitals

A temporary 3,000-bed hospital has been set up at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City to serve patients who are not being treated for coronavirus infection.
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With the number of coronavirus patients around the world growing at a rapid clip, construction of hospitals and hospital beds has also ramped up around the world.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 20: Maricela Moreno, manager at El Tarasco in Marina del Rey, disinfects cash at the restaurant. She said a lot of customers pay with Apple Pay or credit cards. Marina del Rey on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -- THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020: A man waits on a Blue Line train wrapped with Los Angeles Clippers teammates at 7th St/Metro Center subway station in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 26, 2020. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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200329-N-VI515-1163 LOS ANGELES (March 29, 2020) Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) treat the first patient from Los Angeles medical facilities March 29. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erwin Jacob Miciano)

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USNS Mercy accepting first patients

Mercy accepting first patients

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -MAR. 26, 2020. Words on the Orpheum theater marquee try to bring levity to the current situation along the normally bustling commercial area on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, which is largely deserted because of the coronavirus lockdown. . (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

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