The makeshift hospital, based on the banks of the River Clyde, will open mid-April with room for 300 COVID-19 patients, but it will eventually be able to hold around 1,000. The temporary hospital will help the NHS boost its bed capacity to cope with the growing number of coronavirus cases.
1. Huge capacity for patients
The Scottish Events Campus (SEC) is the largest exhibition centre in the country, spanning 64 acres, and has a seating capacity of around 15,000. Photo: Wattie Cheung
2. Thousands to be treated here
The makeshift hospital, on the banks of the River Clyde, will eventually be able to hold around 1,000 Covid-19 patients, after initially opening with capacity for 300 later this month. Photo: Wattie Cheung
3. One of several
NHS Louisa Jordan is just one of several temporary coronavirus field hospitals being set up across the UK in the fights against the pandemic, including NHS Nightingale in London. Photo: Wattie Cheung
4. Ready by mid-April
Contractors have been working hard, marking out where features of the new wards will stand. The project is on track to be completed by mid-April according to Health Secretary Jeane Freeman. Photo: Wattie Cheung