Construction that began only a week ago on a makeshift hospital for the quarantine and treatment of COVID-19 patients has been completed in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

The first plank house, with 896 new beds inside in the city's Huangpu district, was finished on Monday.

The makeshift hospital, mainly for treatment of asymptomatic carriers and people with light symptoms, will begin operations soon, according to the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co.

The plank houses are part of a large treatment facility inside the makeshift hospital in the city of Huangpu. It has an area of 120,000 square meters and will provide more than 9,000 beds upon completion.