Photos: In Iran, a mall turns into a temporary hospital

Iran has braced itself with a temporary hospital built in the country's largest shopping center - the Iran Mall, which has been put into use for patients infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The hospitalisation zone is originally the exhibition center of the mall covering an area of 45,000 square meters. The Iran Mall was closed earlier in the year due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Updated on: Apr 15, 2020 3:19 PM IST

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Beds for Covid-19 patients fill the floor in a temporary coronavirus hospital setup at the Iran Mall in Tehran. This shopping centre is also one of the world’s largest commercial and recreational complexes. (Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg)

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In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Tehran - based mall has not only closed its doors to promote social distancing, but has also turned into a huge medical centre for corona patients. (West Asia News Agency /Ali Khara via REUTERS)

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A medical worker wearing a full personal protective equipment (PPE) suit wheels a monitoring machine across a ward. (Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg)

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Medical workers take a break between shifts at the mall. (Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg)

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A medical worker prepares medicines inside a Covid-19 ward. The luxurious mall is now equipped with 3,000 beds-- offering all kinds of services to corona patients. (Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg)

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A patient undergoes thermal screening at the Covid-19 ward. Iran is the hardest-hit country in the Middle East with 74,877 cases and 4,683 deaths, as of Tuesday, April 14. (Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg)

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Medical workers in PPE tend to a patient (right). Authorities at the Iran Mall hope that their move will encourage other private sector entities to also pitch in for curbing the novel outbreak. (Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg)

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An aerial view of beds lined up inside Iran Mall. The middle eastern country is also seeking to gain access to $1.6 billion in assets that had been frozen in Luxembourg to help fight the coronavirus outbreak, reported Bloomberg. (Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg)

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A medical worker wearing a pink gown walks past a retail advertisement in Iran Mall. Serving as a hot spot for recreation, mega mall is for now a huge medical centre for corona patients until further notice. (Ali Mohammadi / Bloomberg)