HCM City maps out plans for possible rise in COVID-19 cases

According
to the Department of Health, if the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases
increases to 500, there could be 150 cases with severe health conditions
requiring .

If
there are 50-500 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the number of suspected cases could
reach 740-3,200, said the department.

The
city will prepare 840 beds for treatment and 30 beds for intensive care at the
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Cu Chi acute respiratory disease treatment hospital,
Can Gio hospital for COVID-19 treatment, HCM City Children Hospital and
Children Hospital No. 2 for the scenario which envisions 50-100 confirmed cases.

It
will prepare 1,400 beds for treatment and 60 beds for intensive care at the five
hospitals for the scenario of 100-200 confirmed cases.

If
there are 200-300 confirmed cases, it will prepare 2,500 beds for treatment and
90 beds for intensive care at the five above-said hospitals and another COVID-19
treatment hospital in the city’s district 9.

If
there are 500 confirmed cases, the city will prepare 3,700 beds for treatment
and 150 beds for intensive care at the six hospitals and existing quarantine
areas at hospitals in the city.

The
department has also planned to arrange for an appropriate number of beds for
treatment of COVID-19 patients at hospitals, and for allocation of essential
medical equipment for treatment of patients as well as doctors and
nurses needed to treat the 500 confirmed cases under this scenario.

It
is estimated that a total of 548 doctors and 1,246 nurses would be needed to
provide treatment and care for 500 patients with COVID-19.

Personal
protective equipment for health officials, drugs, chemicals and infection
prevention control measures, among others, have been evaluated for various
preparedness and response plans, according to the department.

As
of 18:00 on April 9, HCM City had reported 54 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of
whom 37 patients have fully recovered./.