Crews at TCF Center in Detroit and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers transform the convention center into a 1,000-bed hospital for coronavirus patients. Wochit
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has enlisted the help of Detroit's pro sports figures as the coronavirus continues to overwhelm the state's health-care system.
Pistons coach Dwane Casey; Lions coach Matt Patricia and quarterback Matthew Stafford; Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire; and Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill are in a Twitter video asking nurses and doctors across the nation to volunteer their services in Michigan, one of the hardest-hit by the scourge.
As of Friday, there have been 12,744 cases of infections, and 479 deaths.