Another makeshift Covid-19 hospital with 1,000 beds has been put into operation in Ho Chi Minh City, the municipal Department of Health announced on June 28.
The hospital which was set up inside the dormitory of the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City started receiving patients last weekend and would focus on treating those who show no or mild symptoms, the department said.
The establishment of the hospital came after the number of cases in the city exceeded 3,000 and is forecasted to continue rising in the coming time.
According to the department's director, Nguyen Tan Binh, this hospital will receive all Covid-19 patients who have shown no or just mild symptoms and so will help ease the burden on other existing Covid-19 treatment hospitals.
"We are going to set up more such hospitals to serve the rising number of infections," the doctor said. "Those who develop more serious symptoms will be transferred to the existing Covid-19 treatment facilities in the city."
Vietnam has confirmed a total of 15,740 Covid-19 patients as of Monday morning with Ho Chi Minh City becoming a new hotspot with 3,280 patients recorded since late April.
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City admitted that the virus fight in the city is facing great challenges as more chains of transmission of unknown origin have been uncovered, and many cases are asymptomatic. The city is carrying out the biggest vaccination campaign with about 800,000 people getting Covid-19 vaccine last week.
1,000-bed field Covid-19 hospital put into operation in HCM City
Another makeshift Covid-19 hospital with 1,000 beds has been put into operation in Ho Chi Minh City, the municipal Department of Health announced on June 28.
Source: dtinews.vn
