Rapid conversion of hotels into makeshift hospitals to combat COVID-19 outbreak by Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Sanya, Hainan: Experiences and caveats

Shaowen Cheng¹, Xiaonan Chen², Wei Yuan¹, Hai Xie³, Shibin Lin⁴, Yuanxue Guo¹, Hong Huang¹, Jing Chen⁵, Heng Chen⁶, Fang Bai⁶, Zhenqiang Zhao⁷, Jihao Wang^6
1 Department of Emergency and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University; National Emergency Medical Rescue Team (Hainan), Haikou 570102, China
² National Emergency Medical Rescue Team (Hainan), Haikou 570102, China
³ National Emergency Medical Rescue Team (Hainan); Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570102, China
⁴ National Emergency Medical Rescue Team (Hainan), Haikou 570102; Department of Ultrasonography, Hainan Women and Children’s Medical Center, Haikou 570312, China
⁵ National Emergency Medical Rescue Team (Hainan); The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570102, China
⁶ The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570102, China
⁷ Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570102, China

Correspondence Address:
Fang Bai
The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570102, China
China
Jihao Wang
The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570102, China
China
Zhenqiang Zhao
Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570102, China
China

Source of Support: This work was supported by the Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center and Academician Workstation in Hainan Province, Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund (ZDYF2021SHFZ238, ZDKJ2021038), National Natural Science Foundation of China (81860347,81871611) , Conflict of Interest: None

DOI: 10.4103/2773-0344.358995