Hanoi asked to be ready for COVID-19 peak in next two weeks

Hanoi asked to be ready for COVID-19 in next two weeks. -Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi must prepare necessary medical plans
to respond to the that is forecast to reach its peak in the
next two weeks, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has ordered.

Speaking at a meeting of the Steering Committee for
COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Hanoi on February 27, Anh said the grassroots
health system is likely to face great challenges if it fails to come up with
appropriate solutions in time.

More than 10,000 new patients are reported in Hanoi on a daily basis, causing pressure on the treatment work (Photo: VNA)

More than 10,000 new patients are reported in on a daily basis, causing pressure on the treatment work.

So far, the city has prepared 2,180 beds, of which only 1,000
bed are being used. F0 cases treated at home account for 96 percent of the
total infections reported in Hanoi.

The municipal health system is not overloaded in treating patients, Director of the municipal Health Department Tran Thi Nhi Ha
affirmed, adding that it has prepared plans to meet even when the number of
cases doubles.

According to Chairman of Hoang Mai district People’s Committee Nguyen
Minh Tam, the district administration has intensified popularisation  activities to raise public awareness
of COVID-19 prevention and control, and strengthened community
prevention and control teams to support F0 cases quarantined and treated at home./.