Hanoi (VNA) – Secretary of the Hanoi People’s Committee VuongDinh Hue on March 24 applauded joint efforts in upgrading an abandoned hospitalto treat COVID-19 patients.
Located in Hanoi’s outskirts district of Me Linh, the hospital hadbeen left unused for many years, without electricity and water. It has beenturned into a 250-bed facility serving the treatment of COVID-19 patientswithin only one week.
Speaking at a meeting with business representatives in the city,Hue urged construction companies to promptly join hands in building quarantine facilitiesand hospitals for acute respiratory diseases when necessary.
According to Nguyen Van Luyen, General Director of UrbanInfrastructure Development Investment Corporation (UIDC), the corporationmobilised up to 400 workers for the construction.
Hanoi plans to allocate 1,000hospital beds for treating COVID-19 patients as well as suspected cases.
In order to prepare for thequarantine of tens of thousands of Vietnamese people returning to the country, thecapital city has set up 12 quarantine centres./.
VNA