Harrogate Convention Centre in Yorkshire, England, is the latest major UK events centre to be transformed into a National Health Service hospital for treating Covid-19 patients.
The decision follows plans already announced for halls at ExCeL London, Manchester Central and Birmingham NEC to become Nightingale hospitals.
NHS Chief executive Sir Simon Stevens announced that the proposal for Harrogate was for a 500-bed facility. He also announced that the University of the West of England in Bristol would be converted into a Covid-19 ‘Nightingale’ hospital and cater for up to 1,000 patients.