New field hospital goes into operation in HCM City's Tan Binh District on August 18
Area B is for patients with moderate symptoms while D and E areas are for patients with mild symptoms
Le Dinh Thanh, director of Thong Nhat Hospital, was assigned as the field hospital's director. Vice-chairman of Tan Binh District People's Committee, director of Tan Binh Hospital, director of Tan Binh Medical Station and the deputy head of the Planning Department at Thong Nhat Hospital are the appointed deputy directors of the field hospital.
Fire extinguishers placed around the hospital
Thanh said, "We aim to limit the number of patients with worsening conditions since it's difficult to transfer patients from hospital to hospital if their condition suddenly worsens. Many hospitals are overloaded in HCM City."
The toilets
The field hospital has 50 ICU beds, 650 beds for patients with moderate symptoms and 200 beds for patients with mild symptoms.
Ho Chi Minh City continued to report the highest number of new infections in the country. On Wednesday, the city recorded 3,731 new patients. Social distancing rules are being further tightened in the city to contain the spread of the virus. The government has set a target for HCM City to contain its Covid-19 outbreak by September 15.
