The city of Nanjing, the capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, will build four makeshift hospitals to receive and treat COVID-19 patients, said the municipal health commission.

The four makeshift hospitals are all converted from sports stadiums and exhibition centers. Nearly 1,000 workers will participate in the construction, the municipal commission of housing and urban-rural development said.

All workers will live in the venues during the construction and receive nucleic acid testing regularly.

The four makeshift hospitals are expected to receive and treat mild cases and asymptomatic carriers, the health commission said.

The border city of Ruili in southwest China's Yunnan Province on 8 April put the province's first mobile makeshift hospital into use, admitting five COVID-19 patients, said local authorities.

Covering more than 3,600 square meters, the hospital consists of 170 cabins with 100 beds, including 10 beds for intensive care patients.

Equipped with medical equipment such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) devices and ventilators, the hospital can carry out remote consultations with hospitals in Ruili and Kunming, the provincial capital. It marks a major step in strengthening Yunnan's ability to respond to public health emergencies.