National Tennis Center Aiding Virus Battle In NY

NEW YORK (AP) – The site of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York is going to be used for 350 temporary hospital beds and to prepare food packages during the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier says an area that houses indoor courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows will begin to be converted into a medical facility starting Tuesday.  New York state and city officials are trying to increase hospital capacity by up to 87,000 beds to handle the outbreak.