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The newly opened makeshift hospital inside the Javits Center will begin treating coronavirus patients after Gov. Andrew Cuomo appealed to President Trump for more space as the virus overwhelms the city’s hospitals.

“I called the president this morning, and I explained the situation to him,” the governor said on “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC Thursday.

“And to his credit, in one day, he turned around, and he called me this afternoon, and said we’re going to use Javits for COVID patients.”

Both the Manhattan convention center and the USNS Comfort ship were originally expected to provide care for non-COVID-related illness as a way to relieve pressure on the city’s hospitals.

“We are in a desperate search for beds with staff,” Cuomo said. “Javits has beds, but more importantly federal staff, and federal equipment.”

It was unclear when the center would begin accepting coronavirus patients or when those currently housed there will be transferred.

New York has documented almost 50,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and over 1,000 deaths.