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Inside HCM City hospital for critically ill COVID-19 patients

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VOV.VN - Roughly 100 COVID-19 patients in critical condition and 300 severely-ill patients are currently receiving treatment at a COVID-19 rehabilitation hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam.
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Set up on July 15, the 1,000 bed hospital is designed to receive and treat COVID-19 patient in critical condition.
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As many as 100 critically-ill COVID-19 patients are receiving treatment, along with patients whose condition worsens to severely ill, as a means of reducing the risk of death.
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The hospital sends four doctors to work at other hospitals in Thu Duc city, Cu Chi, Can Gio, and Binh Chanh districts. If any F0 cases turn severe, then doctors will hold a virtual meeting and decide whether or not to take the patient to the hospital.
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Nguyen Tri Thuc, director of the hospital, says all four groups of medical workers are divided into three shifts, they all work hard and are fully responsible for curing severely-ill patients.
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Doctors and nurses are required to don level-four protective gear, the highest level for medical staff operating in hazardous workplace.
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Medical workers get no days off over the past one week. They sleep for only four hours a day and even less if there is an emergency case.
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Most COVID-19 patients in critical conditions are in the 50s and 60s, according to Tran Thanh Linh, deputy director of the COVID-19 rehabilitation hospital.
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An increasing number of patients are turning from mild to severe, causing additional challenges for healthcare workers.
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The Ministry of Health has deployed other doctors and nurses to the hospital to assist it with examination and treatment.
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