Medical staff sent to central region hospitals to treat COVID-19 cases

At Quang Nam Central General Hospital (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The has asked five hospitals to send
experts to the and the Hue Central General
Hospital to provide support in the treatment of serious cases.

In an urgent dispatch to the directors of Cho Ray Hospital, the University
Medical Centre Ho Chi Minh City, and the HCM City Hospital for Tropical
Diseases, the ministry asked them to send experts to Quang Nam given the complex
developments of COVID-19 in Da Nang and nearby provinces.

On the same day, head of the Health Ministry’s Department of Medical
Examination and Treatment, Associate Professor and Dr Luong Ngoc Khue signed
two documents requesting that hospitals at higher levels deploy staff to the
second branch of the Hue Central Hospital.

Accordingly, the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases was assigned to
send a rapid-response team to assist the effort. The Hanoi Medical University
Hospital was also tasked with sending experts in intensive care to the branch.

Earlier, on August 2, head of the Hanoi Medical University Hospital Ta
Thanh Van sent a working team of eight experts to the Quang Nam Central General Hospital.

The team will also offer help to Da Nang city and other central
provinces./.