In March 2020 , during the coronavirus pandemic in the US , the FEMA told the USACE to plan the construction of new facilities , with leased hotels and other buildings included to convert them into hospital and intense care units .
In mid-March 2020 , the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) told the United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE ) to plan to construct new facilities , including leased hotels and other buildings , and to convert them for use as hospitals and intensive care units .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States