Binh Duong puts 1,500-bed temporary COVID-19 treatment hospital into operation hinh anh 1The hospital is built with the support of Becamex IDC (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duong (VNA) – The southern province of Binh Duong on July 18 put a 1,500-bed temporary hospital into operation as part of its efforts to cope with to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The hospital, one of the two temporary hospitals built with support of Becamex Investment and Industrial Development Corporation (Becamex IDC), is located on Hung Vuong street, Hoa Phu ward, Thu Dau Mot city.

Binh Duong puts 1,500-bed temporary COVID-19 treatment hospital into operation hinh anh 2Medical staff ready to work at the hospital (Photo: VNA)
Covering an area of 22,000 sq.m, the hospital is fully equipped to serve almost all medical operations.

General Director of Becamex IDC Pham Ngoc Thuan said that the second temporary hospital will be set up at Becamex-invested Eastern International University.
Binh Duong puts 1,500-bed temporary COVID-19 treatment hospital into operation hinh anh 3The first temporary hospital has a capacity of 1,500 beds (Photo: VNA)
With a capacity of 1,500 beds, the second hospital is expected to become operational right in August.

Binh Duong has recorded 2,175 infections in the current outbreak of COVID-19. The pandemic is developing complicated in the southern industrial hub, with the number of new cases predicted to continue rising./.




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