Hanoi asked to be ready for COVID-19 peak in next two weeks. -Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi must prepare necessary medical plansto respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that is forecast to reach its peak in thenext two weeks, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has ordered.
Speaking at a meeting of the Steering Committee forCOVID-19 Prevention and Control of Hanoi on February 27, Anh said the grassrootshealth system is likely to face great challenges if it fails to come up withappropriate solutions in time.
More than 10,000 new patients are reported in Hanoi on a daily basis, causing pressure on the treatment work (Photo: VNA) More than 10,000 new patients are reported in Hanoi on a daily basis, causing pressure on the treatment work.
So far, the city has prepared 2,180 beds, of which only 1,000bed are being used. F0 cases treated at home account for 96 percent of thetotal infections reported in Hanoi.
The municipal health system is not overloaded in treating patients, Director of the municipal Health Department Tran Thi Nhi Haaffirmed, adding that it has prepared plans to meet even when the number ofcases doubles.
According to Chairman of Hoang Mai district People’s Committee NguyenMinh Tam, the district administration has intensified popularisation activities to raise public awarenessof COVID-19 prevention and control, and strengthened community COVID-19prevention and control teams to support F0 cases quarantined and treated at home./.
