Volunteers move mattresses for Beirut field hospital

(7 Aug 2020) Dozens of volunteers helped set up a field hospital in the Lebanese capital Beirut, as aid flows in from abroad to help residents cope with the impact of Tuesday's deadly blast. Qatar has sent humanitarian aid, medical equipment and medicine to Beirut, according to the country's foreign ministry. Several of Beirut's hospitals were damaged in the blast. The explosion had caused major damage inside the building of the St. George University Hospital in Beirut's Achrafieh neighborhood  and knocked out the electricity. There was no "way to treat patients inside the hospital. Everything was shut down," said the Dr. Eid Azar, chief of staff at St. George Hospital. After the blast, staff at the hospital evacuated more than 300 patients including some infected with the coronavirus. Dozens of injured were treated on the spot on the street outside the building, on stretchers and wheelchairs. Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut's port for bodies on Friday. The massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...