Berlin Builds 500-Bed Virus Hospital It Hopes Won’t Be Needed

  • Treatment unit in city’s exhibition center may open this month
  • German capital has about 380 hospitalized coronavirus patients
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Berlin has started building a 500-bed temporary hospital on the grounds of the city’s exhibition center in anticipation of a potential surge in coronavirus patients.