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The Dubai World Trade Centre – normally a magnet for trade exhibitions such as The Big 5 construction showscase – was turned into a 3,000-bed facility , including 800 for intensive care patients ( it closed in July ). The UAE is no stranger to fast-track construction projects and it quickly set to work building four field hospitals at Sharjah Expo Centre , Sheikh Khalifa Hall in Umm Al Quwain , Ras Al Khaimah Exhibition Centre and Fujairah Exhibition Centre for COVID-19 patients – complementing others in Dubai , Abu Dhabi and Ajman .

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