Berlin exhibition hall turned into virus treatment centre

Work to convert a Berlin exhibition hall into a COVID-19 treatment centre began on Wednesday.

There to see the start of the worke was the city's health senator, Dilek Kalayci.

The treatment centre is intended to supplement other Berlin hospitals which are working to capacity.

The makeshift hospital will provide space for up to 1,000 patients and will be finished by the end of April.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.

For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and could lead to death.