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Empty High Schools Could Be Makeshift Hospitals for Rural Areas in Pandemic

New Conceptual Study Shows How to Convert the Buildings Into Coronavirus Shelters
Temporarily vacant U.S. high schools could shelter some coronavirus patients, a study suggests. A staff member disinfects a classroom for resumption of classes in Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, China. (Getty Images)
Temporarily vacant U.S. high schools could shelter some coronavirus patients, a study suggests. A staff member disinfects a classroom for resumption of classes in Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, China. (Getty Images)
CoStar News
April 15, 2020 | 7:57 P.M.

Sports arenas, convention centers and hotels are getting turned into makeshift coronavirus care sites in cities across the country. In rural communities without a major convention center or hotel to take overflow patients from small hospitals, a new solution is emerging: high school buildings.

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