A vast cathedral in central New York is being transformed into a field hospital. The American megalopolis is very hard hit by the coronavirus.
The Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, located in Manhattan, will house nine temperature-controlled medical tents in its long nave and underground crypt, cathedral dean Clifton Daniel said. “In previous centuries, cathedrals were always used in this way, like during the plague. So it’s no stranger to the experience of a cathedral, it’s just new to us, ”he observed.
In previous centuries, cathedrals were still used in this way, as during the plague.
Clifton Daniel, dean of the cathedral.
This field hospital could start welcoming Covid-19 patients within a week, cathedral officials said. Hospitals in New York, the American epicenter of the epidemic with nearly 3,500 dead, are starting to saturate. And the densest city in the United States has more than 72,000 infected people.
Across the United States, the barrier of 10,000 deaths linked to the Coronavirus epidemic was crossed on Monday, and national authorities are expecting the worst in the coming weeks.
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