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Women shopping at a mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh as they wear face masks. AFP

The Jeddah Health Affairs Department opened its first field hospital on Sunday to treat Covid-19 patients in an effort to alleviate hospitals overrun with virus patients. Handout image

The Jeddah Health Affairs Department opened its first field hospital on Sunday to treat COVID-19 patients in an effort to alleviate hospitals overrun with virus patients. The 500-bed facility is located at the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and Events and was set up on an area covering 8,000 square meters.

The 500-bed facility is located at the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and Events and was set up on an area covering 8,000 square meters. Handout image

A Saudi man wearing a protective face mask performs the Friday prayers inside the Al Rajhi Mosque, after the announcement of the easing of lockdown measures amid the coronavirus disease in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS

Muslims perform the Friday prayers inside the Masjid Al Nabawi while practising social distancing, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in Madina, Saudi Arabia June 5, 2020. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

A security man checks the worshipers before they perform the Friday prayers inside the Al Rajhi Mosque while practising social distancing. Reuters

Women pick up their order from a restaurant in a shopping mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh. AFP

Women shopping at a mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh as they wear face masks. AFP

The Jeddah Health Affairs Department opened its first field hospital on Sunday to treat Covid-19 patients in an effort to alleviate hospitals overrun with virus patients. Handout image

The Jeddah Health Affairs Department opened its first field hospital on Sunday to treat COVID-19 patients in an effort to alleviate hospitals overrun with virus patients. The 500-bed facility is located at the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and Events and was set up on an area covering 8,000 square meters.

The 500-bed facility is located at the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and Events and was set up on an area covering 8,000 square meters. Handout image

A Saudi man wearing a protective face mask performs the Friday prayers inside the Al Rajhi Mosque, after the announcement of the easing of lockdown measures amid the coronavirus disease in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS

Muslims perform the Friday prayers inside the Masjid Al Nabawi while practising social distancing, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in Madina, Saudi Arabia June 5, 2020. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

A security man checks the worshipers before they perform the Friday prayers inside the Al Rajhi Mosque while practising social distancing. Reuters

Women pick up their order from a restaurant in a shopping mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh. AFP

Women shopping at a mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh as they wear face masks. AFP

Jeddah's first coronavirus field hospital opens as cases rise

The 500-bed facility in the exhibition centre will open to a limited number of cases before eventually expanding to ease pressure on local hospitals

Salah Fareed

June 08, 2020

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