In Pics: night at a makeshift hospital before its closure

A medical team member rests at a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

When daylight comes, patients and the medical team leaves the makeshift hospital. All public-facility-turned makeshift hospitals is closed Tuesday, as the number of the patients dropping.

WUHAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province, is expected to close the last two temporary hospitals remaining in operation on Tuesday as the number of COVID-19 patients continued to drop in the city.

The medical staff in these hospitals will be on standby.

The provincial health commission said earlier that Hubei will gradually shut down temporary hospitals and cut the number of hospitals designated for the disease while maintaining strict prevention and control measures.

Photo shows the interior of a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020.(Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Medical team members Hu Pei (2nd L) and Yang Cheng (1st R) from east China's Jiangxi Province check patients' condition at a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Medical team member Hu Pei from east China's Jiangxi Province checks patients' condition at a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020.(Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Photo shows the interior of a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Medical team members Hu Pei (L) and Li Zhengqiang from east China's Jiangxi Province work at a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

A patient waves goodbye to Cao Jinglei, a medical staff from Shanghai at a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

A medical staff watches a photo wall with photos of medical staffs and patients at a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

A patient hugs Cao Jinglei, a medical staff from Shanghai at a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

COVID-19 patients pose for photos with medical workers at a temporary hospital converted from Hongshan Gymnasium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)