An isolation area in the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in HCM City (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health on
February 8 held a to discuss and popularise prevention and
treatment measures against the acute respiratory
disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
The event, which was connected to 700 hospitals at all levels nationwide, saw
the participation of experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO),
domestic hospitals and universities; representatives from health departments
and disease control centres in provinces and cities, and local authorities across
the country.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long stressed
that the fight against in Vietnam has been implemented strongly with the
involvement of all sectors and the drastic direction from the Government and
the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.
Vietnam has successfully cultivated and
isolated the novel , enabling quicker tests of the virus, Long
said.
He
stressed that isolation is an effective measure to prevent the virus outbreak
in the context of the current epidemic is rapidly increasing from China.
According to the official, Vietnam’s hospitals have well performed the
on-the-spot treatment and infection control.
At the event, the 700 hospitals were instructed to collect and preserve samples
and how to ensure biosecurity during the work.
Meanwhile, an acute respiratory disease hospital in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City is expected to
officially become operational on February 10 as part of the city’s efforts to prevent
the disease.
Vice Director of the municipal Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong said medical
staff of local hospitals will be mobilised to serve the operation of the field
hospital, which will be managed by the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in HCM City.
In addition to the e hospital, 47 hospitals with screening clinics and quarantine areas in the city have been assigned to receive and treat patients suspected of infecting the virus, the department said.
In recent days, the
northern province of Vinh Phuc – the locality records the highest number of
virus infections in the country, has been provided with medical supplies, as
well as financial and expertise assistance to effectively combat the disease./.
Source: VietnamPlus
