Hanoi relaunches doctor network to support Covid-19 patients during home treatment. Illustrative photo
The network, which was launched by the Ministry of Health, aims at reducing overloading for local hospitals when the number of infections is rising sharply in the area. Doctors can support Covid-19 patients and their close contacts who are either self-isolated or unable to visit medical facilities through the network. Patients can call the hotline 024 1022 line 3 to share their health condition and get guidance from doctors during their treatment.
Doctors would then assess each case via the 024 1022 phone number every day during the first 10 days to closely monitor their health. The mild cases could be monitored and guided through the phone, while the severe would warrant emergency alerts to local medical centres so patients could be taken to hospital.
The network was first launched in August and had served 1,300 patients during August and September.
Hanoi has recently become a Covid-19 epicentre with thousands of infections daily. On Thursday the city recorded 1,866 new cases, raising the total number of patients in the city to 43,924.