Hanoi ready to reactivate field hospital amid Covid-19 outbreak

Hanoi is ready to resume the operation of a field hospital in the outlying district of Me Linh.

Hanoi is ready to resume the operation of a field hospital in the outlying district of Me Linh.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh visited some health facilities in Hanoi on Wednesday, including the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh District and Me Linh Field Hospital.

 

Me Linh Field Hospital

Anh instructed Me Linh District’s Health Department and concerned agencies to quickly provide the medical equipment for the hospital to ensure capacity to treat 300 people. In necessary cases, authorities need to increase the number of the hospital’s sick beds.

According to the Hanoi chairman, Hanoi is facing a rise in Covid-19 infections, including cases related to variants from India, South Africa and the UK.

Me Linh Field Hospital was upgraded from the former General Hospital of Me Linh District. The Me Linh General Hospital project was approved by Hanoi in 2013, with the investment of VND2,700 billion (USD114.7 million). However, after seven years of construction, only two blocks were completed, with the surrounding area eventually covered in wild grass.

Last year, Me Linh Field Hospital was put into operation as the country experienced a large Covid-19 outbreak.