Leishenshan Hospital

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The Leishenshan Hospital ( Chinese  雷神 山 医院 , Pinyin Léishénshān Yīyuàn  - "Thunder God Hospital") is an emergency hospital built on January 25, 2020 in the Jiangxia district of the Chinese city of Wuhan . Commissioning started as planned on February 6, 2020.

history

Similar to the Huoshenshan Hospital , the construction of which started in Wuhan on January 23, 2020, the Leishenshan Hospital is to serve as a special hospital for patients infected with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 as part of the COVID-19 pandemic were. On January 25, 2020, the construction of the hospital was decided at a meeting of the Wuhan Epidemic Control Center.

Naming

Like the Huoshenshan Hospital, the newly built hospital in Jiangxia District was named not after a location, but after a figure from Chinese mythology . Leishen ( 雷神 ) or Leigong ( 雷公 ) is the god of thunder from Chinese popular belief . An official explanation for this unusual and unusual naming was not given by the state authorities, which is why there was a lot of speculation on the Internet and social media. The god of thunder is a punishing, feared rather than revered god, who punishes people who have become guilty, but can also cast out evil spirits. Possibly the name was also intended as a warning to behave responsibly in the face of the epidemic and to obey the orders of the authorities.

construction

Construction began on January 25, 2020. Thousands of workers worked day and night in a three-shift system to complete the precast hospital complex within the allotted 12-day period. The original plans provided for a capacity of 1,300 beds. On January 29, 2020, the plan dimensions of the hospital were expanded to around 60,000 m² and 1,600 hospital beds. The hospital was largely completed on February 6, 2020 and should then go into operation gradually.

The construction of the two emergency hospitals Huoshenshan and Leishenshan was via webcam as a live stream followed by tens of millions of viewers.

Web links

Commons : Leishenshan Hospital  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 独家 揭秘 ： "火神 山" 、 "雷神 山" 名字 怎么 来 的？ ("Exclusive solution to the riddle: where did the names 'Leishenshan' and 'Huoshenshan' come from?"). news.163.com, January 26, 2020, accessed February 2, 2020 (Chinese (simplified)).
  2. ↑ All eyes on Wuhan: Fast hospital construction livestreamed. CGTN, January 29, 2020, accessed February 1, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Time-lapse video shows how Leishenshan Hospital completed in 12 days. CGTN, February 6, 2020, accessed February 6, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Shan Jie: 40 million online 'overseers' watch Wuhan speed building new hospitals for coronavirus patients. Globaltimes.cn, January 30, 2020, accessed February 1, 2020 .
  5. ↑ All eyes on Wuhan: Fast hospital construction livestreamed. CGTN, January 29, 2020, accessed February 1, 2020 .

Coordinates: 30 ° 25 ′ 55.4 ″  N , 114 ° 17 ′ 17.8 ″  E