Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son visits a residential area in Ward 10, Go Vap district, which is put under lockdown following the confirmation of two COVID-19 cases. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Deputy Minister of
Health Nguyen Truong Son on February 10 asked in Ho Chi
Minh City to be ready to admit COVID-19 patients in case of overload in other medical
facilities.
The official led the Health Ministry’s special standing team for combat in HCM City to inspect the pandemic
prevention and control in the hospital.
They visited treatment, quarantine, check-up and
medicine supply areas in the hospital.
Major General Nguyen Hong Son, Director of Military
Hospital 175, said the hospital has imposed social distancing and set up a
concentration quarantine facility after two COVID-19 patients came to the
hospital for medical check-ups.
The hospital also conducted testing for 2,000 people,
including its staff members and service providers, he said, adding that test
results of those linked to Patients No. 1979 and 2018 turned out negative.
Later the same day, the delegation visited a residential
area in Ward 10, Go Vap district, which is put under lockdown following the confirmation
of two COVID-19 cases./.
Source: VietnamPlus
