A drill was organised at Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City tobuild the capacity of health workers to cope with the Middle EastRespiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
The scenario played out what doctors and nurses should do when discovering a suspected case.
Doctor Dinh Tan Phuong said suspected cases are to be examined rightin the ambulance. If possible symptoms of the disease are found, thepatient is to be isolated immediately. Family members must useprotective equipment when visiting the patient and they will be understrict health care supervision, he said.
Currently, asteering committee on MERS-CoV prevention and control has been set upat each of the four local hospitals assigned to receive and treatMERS-CoV patients, which are Cho Ray, the Hospital for Tropical Diseasesand Children’s Hospitals 1 and 2.
The hospitalshave also held training courses for their staff and healthcare workersin other medical establishments on preventing the spread of the viruswhile preparing facilities and protective equipment to respond to anyoutbreaks.
So far, no cases have been reported in the city.
MERS-CoV, first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012, belongs to afamily of corona viruses including SARS, which haunted Asia in 2003.The deadly virus is raging through the Republic of Korea , which,as of June 24, had claimed 29 lives and infected 151 people.-VNA
The scenario played out what doctors and nurses should do when discovering a suspected case.
Doctor Dinh Tan Phuong said suspected cases are to be examined rightin the ambulance. If possible symptoms of the disease are found, thepatient is to be isolated immediately. Family members must useprotective equipment when visiting the patient and they will be understrict health care supervision, he said.
Currently, asteering committee on MERS-CoV prevention and control has been set upat each of the four local hospitals assigned to receive and treatMERS-CoV patients, which are Cho Ray, the Hospital for Tropical Diseasesand Children’s Hospitals 1 and 2.
The hospitalshave also held training courses for their staff and healthcare workersin other medical establishments on preventing the spread of the viruswhile preparing facilities and protective equipment to respond to anyoutbreaks.
So far, no cases have been reported in the city.
MERS-CoV, first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012, belongs to afamily of corona viruses including SARS, which haunted Asia in 2003.The deadly virus is raging through the Republic of Korea , which,as of June 24, had claimed 29 lives and infected 151 people.-VNA
