A temporary hospital for COVID-19 treatment is built in Ha Tien, Kien Giang (Photo: thanhnien)Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta
province of Kien Giang is working to establish a temporary hospital for
treatment in its border city of Ha Tien amid complex developments of
the coronavirus in neighbouring Cambodia and .
Based at the centre for culture, information,
and sports in My Duc ward, the hospital will be capable of handling about 300
patients with mild symptoms in the initial phase, according to Director of the
Kien Giang Department of Health Ha Van Phuc.
He noted that if the number of Vietnamese people
in Cambodia returning home via the keeps
increasing, the province will add 200 beds to the temporary hospital.
Eleven rooms for COVID-19 patients in a critical
condition will be set up at the Healthcare Centre of Ha Tien city, while the
second storey of this centre will be able to provide treatment for 39 patients
in fair condition.
After new infrastructure at the Kien Giang
General Hospital opens in early May, the old facilities will serve as another
temporary hospital if the COVID-19 situation becomes more complex, Phuc added.
On April 19, a quick response team from the Cho
Ray Hospital in HCM City was sent to assist Kien Giang in its COVID-19
response.
Dr Tran Thanh Linh, deputy head of the
resuscitation and emergency department at the Cho Ray Hospital, said local
authorities have thoroughly prepared pandemic prevention and control plans, including
the arrangement of treatment sites, as the border areas of Ha Tien city are
facing a high risk of COVID-19 transmission.
As of the morning of April 27, Vietnam had
recorded 2,852 cases of COVID-19, including 2,516 recoveries, while fatalities
remain at 35, according to the Ministry of Health./.
Source: VietnamPlus
