Chief of Office of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai speaks at the conference
Speaking at a Thursday press conference on the pandemic development in the city, Mai said that local hospitals now have more than 9,000 doctors and over 19,600 nurses who all have had experience in treating Covid-19 patients.
"We've also set up a network of 2,500 doctors who are joining in treating Covid-19 patients at home," the official said. "Patients can also call the hotline 1022 for medical support."
Answering media questions on patient complaints about being refused at hospitals, or being unable to access the medicine and hotline, the official explained that the city had recently seen a surge in the number of patients again so overloading had reoccurred.
"We've worked with local hospitals to curb this problem," she said.
HCM City has remained the biggest Covid-19 hotspot in Vietnam. The city has reported a surge in the number of infections in recent days a short time after removing strict social distancing measures. On Thursday the city recorded 1,609 new infections.
