Deputy PM requests increasing oxygen production for COVID-19 treatment

visits the Viet Nga Special Gases Joint Stock Company (Photo: VNA)

Binh Duong (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam highlighted the
importance of increasing the capacity of to treat COVID-19
patients while visiting the in the
southern province of Binh Duong on July 20.

Dam, who is also head of the National Steering Committee for
COVID-19 Prevention and Control, asked Binh Duong’s authorized agencies to coordinate
with the gas producer to provide sufficient oxygen for COVID-19 treatment
facilities in the province.

He suggested Binh Duong prepare medical resources, hospital
beds and oxygen supplies for not only the province itself but also Ho Chi Minh
City – Vietnam’s current largest hotspot.

Right after the pandemic is put under control in the
locality, Binh Duong can support Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces and
cities in the southeastern region, he added./.