China builds hospital in just four days as coronavirus death toll passes 100 and Germany confirms first case

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A new hospital in China to combat the coronavirus is starting to take shape after just four days of construction.

The building in Wuhan, where the outbreak began, is already nearing completion as the Chinese death toll from the virus went past 100 and it claimed its first victim in Beijing.

Germany confirmed its first case of the coronavirus, only the fourth so far in Europe.

Construction teams have worked tirelessly to build the 1,000-bed hospital in Wuhan and expect to finish the building by the end of the week.

A new hospital in Wuhan to deal with the coronavirus is taking shape after just four days' construction (Picture: AFP/Getty)
A new hospital in Wuhan to deal with the coronavirus is taking shape after just four days’ construction 
Dozens of diggers began working at the site of the new hospital on Sunday (Picture: Getty)
Dozens of diggers began working at the site of the new hospital on Sunday 
Diggers at the site of the new hospital in Wuhan built to deal with the coronavirus outbreak (Picture: Getty)
Diggers at the site of the new hospital in Wuhan built to deal with the coronavirus outbreak 

It will be named Huoshenshan, meaning Fire God Mountain Hospital. It is expected to take its first patients on February 3.

China is building four new hospitals to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Drone captures coronavirus hospital construction

The new hospital — which is modelled on prefab facilities quickly erected during the SARS outbreak — is meant to house 1,000 beds.

On Tuesday, the country’s National Health Commission said the death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 106.

Authorities reported 25 deaths on Tuesday, with all but one in Hubei province where the virus is believed to have originated.

A 50-year-old man in Beijing was among the victims – the first death in the Chinese capital from the coronavirus.