Georgia to reactivate makeshift hospital at Atlanta convention center

Georgia officials are racing to expand hospital capacity to cope with soaring numbers of coronavirus cases, unveiling plans Friday to reopen a makeshift hospital at the state's sprawling convention center and negotiations with a local hospital system.

Gov. Brian Kemp’s office said the temporary hospital at the Georgia World Congress Center, which opened in April and shuttered a month later, will soon be reactivated to help relieve healthcare systems struggling with rising numbers of patients.

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