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Health Minister inspects intensive care units in HCM City

A working delegation led by Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long inspected the reception and treatment of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) established by the Health Ministry in Ho Chi Minh City on August 16.
Health Minister inspects intensive care units in HCM City ảnh 1Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at the COVID-19 treatment hospital No.13 (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – A workingdelegation led by Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long inspected the reception andtreatment of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) established by theHealth Ministry in Ho Chi Minh City on August 16.

Visiting Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital’s ICU based at the COVID-19 treatment hospital No.13 and Bach Mai Hospital’s unit at the COVID-19 treatment hospital No.16, Long asked them to actively treat patients in serious andcritical conditions.

The same day, the minister also inspectedthe construction of an ICU run by Hue Central Hospital at the COVID-19 treatment hospitalNo.14.

He also requested immediately deployingequipment and human resources to the unit.

HCM City is now the largest coronavirushotspot in the country with nearly 150,000 infections as of August 15./.

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