Wuhan coronavirus hospital and surroundings in China, satellite image. This hospital (centre) was built to quarantine and treat patients infected by the new coronavirus during the outbreak of 2019 to 2020. The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (previously 2019-CoV) emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus causes a mild respiratory illness (Covid-19) that can develop into pneumonia and be fatal in some cases. The hospital was built rapidly within around a week. Image obtained by a Pleiades satellite on 29 January 2020.