Nearly 800 people die during first two days of public holidays
VOV.VN - More than 45,000 people were hospitalised nationwide during the initial two days of public holidays, along with 786 deaths, of which 34 cases were traffic accident victims and seven were related to COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health.
Specifically, within the 24-hour period from 7:00 a.m. on April 30 to 7:00 a.m. on May 1, more than 1,500 patients were hospitalised due to traffic accidents, with 330 severe patients transferred to central hospitals.
With regard to COVID-19 medical examination and treatment, more than 2,000 people went to hospitals to undergo medical check-ups, with over 1,100 cases admitted for inpatient treatment.
Most notably, from the morning of April 30 to May 1 Vietnam recorded an additional four deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the first two days of the five-day break to seven.
Currently, as many as 78 severe and critical COVID-19 cases are receiving treatment at medical facilities across the country.