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Health Ministry readies medical plans for National Party Congress

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on January 23 inspected medical preparations for the 13th National Party Congress at the Party Central Committee's Office and four accommodation facilities for delegates.
Health Ministry readies medical plans for National Party Congress ảnh 1Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long inspects medical preparations for the 13th National Party Congress (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Longon January 23 inspected medical preparations for the 13th National PartyCongress at the Party Central Committee's Office and four accommodation facilities for delegates.

The minister checked the second collection of samples for COVID-19 testing from staffserving the Congress, body temperature screening and disinfectant spraying atentry and exit areas, medicines and equipment at medical and quarantine rooms, and kitchens.

According to the Ministry of Health, over 10,000 samples ofdelegates and staff from units concerned tested negative once.

Long said the ministry established three units gathering topmedical experts and professors at the My Dinh National Convention Centre.

There are medical rooms at hotels serving delegates with enoughmedicines. They were required to promptly offer medicines to delegates whenrequested.

Competent agencies have also partnered with the Hanoi Sub-Departmentof Food Hygiene and Safety to check all stages of food, from farming,processing to cooking.

The ministry also worked with the municipal authorities, the Ministry of NationalDefence, Ministry of Public Security and other units to readily respond toother medical contingencies.

About 500 medical staff were deployed to serve the 13th National Party Congress, around300 of them will stay on duty at meeting venues and lodging facilities.

Earlier, Long and leaders of the Health Ministrychaired meetings with ministries and agencies to ensure health care services for theevent./.

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