Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The ’s Department of
Medical Service Administration has recently requested hospitals nationwide not
to refuse or delay during the of Hung Kings
Commemoration Day, National Reunification and May Day from April 29 to May 3.
In a dispatch sent to hospitals and Departments of Health of
provinces and centrally-run cities, the department asked them to assign
sufficient staff on duty in administrative, professional, management, and
security aspects, to ensure that all patients in emergencies receive check and treatment.
Hospitals must be prepared for quick response to serious traffic accidents, and accidents and disasters involved large numbers of persons (if any). There must be a hotline available round the clock to deliver timely
instructions and coordinate with other medical institutes when needed.
They are also required to submit daily reports on medical checks and treatment activities, and the handling of traffic
accidents and COVID-19 infections. In the event of special
developments such as outbreaks of COVID-19 or similar dangerous pandemics,
disasters, mass accidents, food poisoning, related units must send an urgent
report to their direct management agencies for prompt solutions.
Regarding the risk of mass COVID-19 infections, Dr Nguyen Huy
Hoang, Director of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment and Research Centre under
the Defence Ministry’s Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre, said that during the
national holidays, the number of people travelling by public transport, and the
density of visitors at tourist destinations will increase sharply, leading to
the risk of infection with COVID-19 and other diseases.
To ensure health and safety, he advised those at high risk to
stay at home, avoid going to crowded places, and arrange travel on another
occasion.
Holiday-makers need to follow the health ministry’s requirements
of wearing face masks and disinfecting regularly, added Hoang./.
Source: VietnamPlus
