Cranes vs Coronavirus: Who could imagine that giant construction cranes would play a key role in combating a microscopic enemy?

摘要

In China's city of Wuhan in the Hubei province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, a significant issue was lack of sufficient hospital capacity needed to treat the large number of victims. According to the New York Times, facilities were needed "to ease a persistent shortage of hospital beds and medical supplies. [1]" Chinese leaders mobilized engineering techniques they had developed erecting a hospital quickly during the SARS epidemic in 2003, plus their experience in erecting skyscrapers on short timetables. The use of prefabricated modules, lifted into place by construction cranes, made all the difference in accomplishing their ambitious goals.