The inpatient treatment area of the oncology hospital in Thu Duc city (Photo: VietnamNet)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Steering Committee for
Prevention and Control has decided to put into
operation a 1,000 resuscitation centre amid increasingly complicated
developments of the epidemic in the southern hub.
Accordingly, the inpatient treatment area of the oncology
hospital in Thu Duc city will change its function to serve as the
resuscitation centre.
As of July 12, the city logged over 13,000 cases of
COVID-19, with the number predicted to further increase. Although the number of
asymptomatic and mild symptoms cases account for a high proportion of the
city’s count, the current treatment pressure is high.
According to the municipal Health Department, the city has to
date prepared 28,500 beds for with no symptoms, which will be
increased to 30,000 next week. Meanwhile, 6,500 beds have been arranged at , including 1,000 beds for severe cases.
The city is now in need of about 7,000 medical personnel. In
response, the Ministry of Health has mobilised close to 10,000 doctors, nurses,
and technical staff to support HCM City – the country’s currently largest pandemic hotspot./.
Source: VietnamPlus
