A look at refitted isolation wards in Jinan

The isolation wards at the newly-built complex of No 4 People’s Hospital of Jinan were refitted with a total of 13 quarantine areas on seven floors on Feb 13.

The isolation wards cover a total area of 11,700 square meters and have 186 beds. They are designed for patients experiencing fever and pneumonia symptoms or receiving a nucleic acid test for the coronavirus.

Since the afternoon of Feb 11, more than 40 patients with fever have been admitted.

According to reporters from Jinan Newspapers Group, patients at the wards will receive a nucleic acid test every other day during medical observation.

If a suspected case is identified, he will be immediately transferred to a designated hospital. If the nucleic acid test comes back negative twice in a row, the patient will be transferred to a standard ward for further treatment.

Zhao Xiaoming and Wang Feng, two reporters from Jinan Newspaper Group, take photos of the isolation wards. [Photo/jinannews.cn]

Open wards on the seventh floor are divided into clean, semi-contaminated and quarantine areas to effectively separate doctors and patients. [Photo/jinannews.cn]

Medical staff register and consult patients in the clean area. [Photo/jinannews.cn]

Doctors in the semi-contaminated area put on masks, protective suits and other equipment before entering the quarantine area to provide non-contact treatment, food delivery and garbage collection for patients. [Photo/jinannews.cn]

Each patient in the quarantine area has their own room with a television and bathroom. Medical workers leave three meals a day and drinking water for the patients. [Photo/jinannews.cn]

Patients can communicate with staff members via intercoms when needed. [Photo/jinannews.cn]