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Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by TMKsouth: 4:40pm On Apr 22, 2020
The iconic FNB Stadium in Johannesburg is set to be redesigned into a 1,500 bed treatment centre to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa.

Dubbed Soccer City at the time, it was the flagship venue during the 2010 Fifa World Cup, and is a major tourist attraction in the City of Gold.

Boogertman and Partners - the company that designed the stadium - says the layout of the venue lends itself very well to creating space for patients, medical staff and suppliers to move through a treatment system while keeping the distancing needed to minimise the risk of increased infection.

“From basement level to the upper suite levels each tier of the stadium was assigned a role in the flow of treatment from testing and patient assessment to high care in ICU units."

Just days after the lockdown was announced last month, a team of professionals including architects, hospital-design specialists, interior and urban designers responded to a 72-hour turnaround brief to turn the stadium into a field hospital.

The final proposal is a holistic solution that included adjusting a NHS patient flow process from admission to treatment and escalation to ICU wards if needed, right through to mortuaries and provisions for the safety, protection and rest areas for medical staff.

If the facility operates at full capacity, 4,500 people, from patients to medical specialists and support staff, can be accommodated.

South Africa currently has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the continent, at over 3500.

Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by Ussycool: 4:45pm On Apr 22, 2020
South Africa at it again...

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Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by WannaHowzit(m): 5:41pm On Apr 22, 2020
Situation getting scary.
Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by Aidejay(m): 10:50pm On Apr 22, 2020
Like for south Africa, share for giant of Africa.

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Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by Nobody: 11:01pm On Apr 22, 2020
WannaHowzit:

Situation getting scary.
PEOPLE are really dying from it.
This one na REAL DEPOPULATION STRATEGY.
... and this strategy is worse than POISONOUS GASES.

GASES are not contagious and will always go up because of their density.

But VIRUSES worse.
This YEAR is already gone.
Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by segzysexy(m): 11:34pm On Apr 22, 2020
South Africa really planning ahead for the worst suitation. Firstly paying of unemployed youth for 6 months and now this one.

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Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by hodari: 4:32am On Apr 23, 2020
TMKsouth:
The iconic FNB Stadium in Johannesburg is set to be redesigned into a 1,500 bed treatment centre to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa.

Dubbed Soccer City at the time, it was the flagship venue during the 2010 Fifa World Cup, and is a major tourist attraction in the City of Gold.

Boogertman and Partners - the company that designed the stadium - says the layout of the venue lends itself very well to creating space for patients, medical staff and suppliers to move through a treatment system while keeping the distancing needed to minimise the risk of increased infection.

“From basement level to the upper suite levels each tier of the stadium was assigned a role in the flow of treatment from testing and patient assessment to high care in ICU units."

Just days after the lockdown was announced last month, a team of professionals including architects, hospital-design specialists, interior and urban designers responded to a 72-hour turnaround brief to turn the stadium into a field hospital.

The final proposal is a holistic solution that included adjusting a NHS patient flow process from admission to treatment and escalation to ICU wards if needed, right through to mortuaries and provisions for the safety, protection and rest areas for medical staff.

If the facility operates at full capacity, 4,500 people, from patients to medical specialists and support staff, can be accommodated.

South Africa currently has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the continent, at over 3500.

Man I remember World Cup 2010 at that stadium. It was still new then. The opening match was Mexico vs SA. After we went to a local shebeen in Soweto for drinks. Very good memories. I was staying at Germiston.

I pray you guys overcome COVID-19.

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Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by WannaHowzit(m): 6:55am On Apr 23, 2020
EVILFOREST:

PEOPLE are really dying from it.
This one na REAL DEPOPULATION STRATEGY. .

I was arguing with people on Nairaland who said this whole thing will be over in May. They were so sure of themselves, dumb folk. This thing is gonna last for a year my friend. This is just the beginning.
Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by TMKsouth: 5:15pm On Apr 24, 2020
hodari:

Man I remember World Cup 2010 at that stadium. It was still new then. The opening match was Mexico vs SA. After we went to a local shebeen in Soweto for drinks. Very good memories. I was staying at Germiston.

I pray you guys overcome COVID-19.

Thanx! Glad u enjoyed your stay in SA.

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Re: Africa's Biggest Stadium To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital by WannaHowzit(m): 10:40pm On Apr 26, 2020
segzysexy:
South Africa really planning ahead for the worst suitation. Firstly paying of unemployed youth for 6 months and now this one.

Good moves.

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