Mobile X-ray truck sent to Vinh Phuc to help with COVID-19 response

The digital
mobile radiography unit can send the screening results back to the hospital from the long distance,
according to the hospital’s director Assoc. Prof, Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung.

As of February 16, Vinh Phuc province had 11 patients
tested positive to the novel coronavirus, with nine cases in Binh Xuyen
district and one each in Tam Dao and
Tam Duong.  Son Loi commune is the hardest-hit in Binh Xuyen with six
confirmed cases.

The National
Lung Hospital also supplied Son Loi with a large amount of leaflets providing advices on how to prevent COVID-19
infection to hand out to local people.

The hospital
plans to send more medical supplies, such as masks, disinfectants and
protective outfits to the
commune in an effort to stop the virus from spreading.

Last week,
Vinh Phuc decided to seal off the entire Son Loi commune for 20 days as
from February 13. Local authority
has set up 12 checkpoints around the commune for 24-hour monitoring.

Among the 11 patients from Vinh Phuc, five were
treated at the National Hospital of
Tropical Diseases, and all have been cured and discharged so far. Three of
them were released from the hospital on February 10, and two were discharged on February 18.

The
four patients being treated at the Quang Ha Area General Clinic in Vinh Phuc
are also expected to be discharged on February 18.

As
from February 13, there have been no new cases in Vietnam./.