Largest resources to focus on fight against Covid-19

Director of the city Health Department Nguyen Tan Binh said that as of February 29^th, 3 Covid-19 cases were reported in the city; however, they were all cured and discharged from hospital. There were 226 cases isolated at the city’s concentrated center in Cu Chi district; 68 isolated at district level; and over 3,000 isolated at home. Currently, 2,967 cases have completed monitoring while the remaining 52 cases remain under inspection.

The health sector has strictly realized preventive measures at border gates by isolating cases returning from infected areas in China, the Republic of Korea and other regions and territories.

Talking about isolation areas, Mr. Binh said that around 2,000 isolation sick-beds had been prepared at the city’s field hospital, at districts and hospitals.

Director of the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh city, noted that the university’s 60,000-accommodation hostel can be used as isolation sick-beds in emergency cases.

Chairman Phong asked the city Health Department to prepare an additional 1,500 isolation sick-beds, and suggested the establishment of a national isolation center to support localities that cannot receive and isolate labourers returning from infected areas of the world.

He also requested the department to ensure safety for doctors and health workers participating in preventing the disease, determining to protect them from the disease./.