Inside a (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – The Department of Health of has
recently requested its medical facilities to get plans readied for the acceptance and treatment of COVID-19 patients in the context of increases in the number of new cases.
The department assigned the Hospital for Tropical Diseases
to be responsible for preparing human resources to reactivate the
treatment hospital for severe cases when required.
In addition, it requested all hospitals, health centres and
medical facilities in the city to actively review their resources to be ready
to respond when the COVID-19 pandemic worsens.
A COVID-19 treatment hospital (Photo: VNA)The city’s Centre for Disease Control was assigned to
strengthen case surveillance through the Infectious Disease Surveillance System
connected to the COVID-19 Digital Management Platform, with the focus on
fluctuations in the number of new cases, and the status of vaccination for
vulnerable people.
The Health Department also stressed the need to step up communication work to raise awareness about the importance of vaccination, and continue giving help to and managing COVID-19 patients at home through this platform./.
Source: VietnamPlus
