In this photo taken Tuesday, March 24, 2020, two massive temporary buildings meant for use as a field hospital for coronavirus patients stand together on a soccer field in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline, Wash. With U.S. hospital capacity stretched thin, hospitals around the country are scrambling to find space for a coming flood of COVID-19 patients, opening older closed hospitals and repurposing other buildings. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
March 26, 2020
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March 26, 2020 3:41 p.m.
US hospitals rush to find beds for surge of virus patients
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