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HCM City ready to reactivate COVID-19 treatment hospitals

The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City has recently requested its medical facilities to get plans readied for the acceptance and treatment of COVID-19 patients in the context of increases in the number of new cases.
HCM City ready to reactivate COVID-19 treatment hospitals ảnh 1Inside a COVID-19 treatment hospital (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City hasrecently requested its medical facilities to get plans readied for the acceptance and treatment of COVID-19 patients in the context of increases in the number of new cases.

The department assigned the Hospital for Tropical Diseasesto be responsible for preparing human resources to reactivate the COVID-19treatment hospital for severe cases when required.

In addition, it requested all hospitals, health centres andmedical facilities in the city to actively review their resources to be readyto respond when the COVID-19 pandemic worsens.

HCM City ready to reactivate COVID-19 treatment hospitals ảnh 2A COVID-19 treatment hospital (Photo: VNA)
The city's Centre for Disease Control was assigned tostrengthen case surveillance through the Infectious Disease Surveillance Systemconnected to the COVID-19 Digital Management Platform, with the focus onfluctuations in the number of new cases, and the status of vaccination forvulnerable people.

The Health Department also stressed the need to step up communication work to raise awareness about the importance of vaccination, and continue giving help to and managing COVID-19 patients at home through this platform./.
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