Georgia to use convention center for beds amid virus surge
By SUDHIN THANAWALADecember 22, 2020 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia will again use a convention center for patient beds amid a surge in coronavirus cases that is straining hospital capacity, the governor said Tuesday.
The Georgia World Congress Center will have 60 beds and should be able to take patients starting next week, Gov. Brian Kemp said at a news conference. He expects the center to serve as an overflow hospital through January.
Kemp said the virus remained a threat despite the rollout of a vaccine, and he encouraged residents to meet virtually over the holidays or gather outdoors with just a few people in the same household.
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Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoff races on Jan. 5 continue to bring national politicians to the state to stump for their party’s candidate.
On Tuesday, President-elect Joe Biden was in Atlanta for a drive-in rally calling for the same turnout that elected him to elect Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.
Vice President Pence waves to supporters during a Nov. 20 rally in Canton, Ga. Pence appeared alongside U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. The Republican incumbents are defending their seats in a Jan. 5 runoff. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“Now you’re going to have to do it again,” said Biden. “Come Jan. 5, you’ve got to vote in record numbers again. Because yes, the lives of every Georgian still depend on what you do. And yes, you still need to vote as if your life depends on it because it does.”