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Now gyms could be turned into field hospitals: David Lloyd chain in talks with government NewsColony David Lloyd health clubs could be turned into emergency hospitals in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The chain is in talks with the Government about converting a ‘handful’ of its largest gyms into emergency medical facilities to stop the NHS getting overwhelmed. The clubs are not currently in use after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered leisure centres and gyms to shut their doors during the coronavirus lockdown. The chain is in talks with the Government about converting a ‘handful’ of its largest gyms into emergency medical facilities to stop the NHS getting overwhelmed A spokesman for the fitness group confirmed discussions were under way. It comes after photos revealed the inside of the ExCel centre in London, which is being made into a temporary hospital with two 2,000-person wards to aid the health service’s response. The NHS will build more temporary hospital...