PM inspects COVID-19 prevention in HCM City
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 11 made a fact-finding trip to field hospital No 3 for COVID-19 treatment in Ho Chi Minh City, which is the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam.
The 3,000 bed hospital has been converted from two blocks of unused apartment in resettlement areas in District 12, and has been put into operation since July 7.
Dr Tang Chi Thuong, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Health briefed the PM on the city’s plan to use uninhabited apartment buildings in the resettlement areas to isolate and treat COID-19 patients.
He said the city has developed the worst case scenario in which up to 50,000 people would be infected with the virus. At present, he said 36,000 beds are available for COID-19 patients.
The PM hailed the HCM City administration’s initiative to convert unused apartment buildings into field hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, and at the same time reminded local authorities to pay more attention to healthcare workers and other frontline forces.
“HCM City must make sure no cross transmission occurs or it would result in failure,” he stressed.
The same day, he dropped into several medical facilities in the city.
The inspection tour comes as HCM City has emerged as the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam. Data from the Ministry of Health shows the city has recoded more than 12,000 cases since the resurgence of the virus on April 27.