The taxis will be installed with necessary medical equipment for emergencies, including oxygen tanks, quick Covid-19 testing kits, pulse oximeters and breathing masks. The cars are aimed to be used to carry Covid-19 cases to hospitals.
An ambulance in HCM City
Under local authorities’ instruction, the 115 Medical Emergency Centre will provide an additional 100 ambulances in the two weeks to come for the Covid-19 patient transportation.
HCM City has continued facing the sharp rise of new locally-infected Covid-19 cases. The city is focusing on the treatment to reduce Covid-19-related deaths.
Medical workers and last year medical students who are participating in sample collection for Covid-19 testing will be assigned to support the Covid-19 treatment.
Meanwhile, youth unions and student volunteers who are not from medical schools will join in the sample collection for Covid-19 testing and the support of Covid-19 vaccination in the city.
The city will pay special attention to monitoring Covid-19 patients aged over 65 with underlying diseases.
People who tested positive for Covid-19 by the quick testing method are directly sent to quarantine sites to wait for the RT-PCR method, while those who have positive results but do not display any symptoms are quarantined at home.
