Central Park will be the site of a new hospital for coronavirus patients

Hundreds of EMTs and paramedics from all over the country have arrived in New York City to assist in the battle against COVID-19.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio applauded Samaritan's Purse for its help and said New Yorkers should expect to see similar efforts as the pandemic continues.

Beds are set up in a tent as volunteers from the International Christian relief organization Samaritans Purse set up an Emergency Field Hospital for patients suffering from the coronavirus in Central Park across Fifth Avenue from Mt. Sinai Hospital, March 30, 2020 in New York.

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