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Illustrative photo The three-storey hospital with the capacity of 500 beds is under completion process to receive Covid-19 patients next week. After the inspection, Mr. Duong Anh Duc required the Municipal Department of Health to soon support hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, medical equipment and supplies for Hoc Mon Field Hospital. On the same day, a working delegation led by member of the Standing Committee of HCMC Party Committee, Head of the Internal Affairs Committee of HCMC Party Committee Le Thanh Liem checked the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control, socio-economic recovery and development in District 6. To prevent new Covid-19's Omicron variant , Mr. Le Thanh Liem directed District 6 to proactively pay attention to the SARS-CoV-2 development and keep an eye on new infections to prevent the pandemic outbreak. From the beginning of October to November 24, District 6 recorded Covid-19 surges with 2,000 new infections. 98.53 percent of enterprises resumed their …

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Tan Binh Covid-19 Field Hospital currently has only 10 doctors for every working shift in charge of 200 severe cases being treated at the third level, the highest of the three-level hospital model. Dr Ho Huu Duc, Deputy Director of the hospital, said the number of Covid patients brought to the hospital has been increasing since mid-October, especially in the last two weeks. The hospital receives 70-100 cases daily for all three levels – mild, medium and severe cases. There are 10-20 severe cases a day. Meanwhile, there were fewer than 10 severe cases a day in early October. In the area for severe cases (level 3), there is one ECMO machine, and two dialysis and 10 periodic hemodialysis machines for Covid-19 with kidney failure. “There hasn’t been a single day when the machines have had a break. They have been running continuously,” Duc said. According to the doctor, in off-peak days, the hospital had 350 patients, including 100 severe cases. The current number of severe …

[Read more...] about Severe Covid-19 cases on the rise, hospitals in HCM City lack medical workers

Since November 30, the central province has been vaccinating children aged 15-17 with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. However, over 120 of the children were admitted to hospitals after exhibiting symptoms like nausea, high fever or breathing difficulties, the provincial Center for Disease Control (CDC) said Thursday. Of these, 17 had severe reactions, but their health has stabilized and they continue to be monitored at the hospital, the center said. The cause of their symptoms has yet to be confirmed by Thanh Hoa authorities. Thanh Hoa CDC director Luong Ngoc Truong said the province has stopped using the current vaccine batch. "We still have other batches, also Pfizer vaccines, so we will continue vaccinating the children," he said. The suspended batch would be put into storage and could be used later for other groups like adults, Truong added. Vu Van Chinh, director of the Ha Trung District General Hospital, said side-effects following vaccination was normal, but are more likely …

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A total of 86 students aged 15 to 17 were hospitalized over their reactions after COVID-19 vaccination in a province in Vietnam on Wednesday, before being discharged one day later. Authorities in Hoang Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province began administering first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to 6,690 students from 15 to 17 years old in 37 communes and towns on Wednesday, according to the district’s steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. The inoculation campaign was planned to run through Thursday, according to the district’s plan. On Wednesday evening, 86 students were hospitalized due to postvaccinal reactions, the steering committee said. School administrators and families rushed them to the nearest medical facilities after they showed signs of nausea, headache, dizziness, and chills. The students are being monitored at three hospitals in Hoang Hoa, with their health having stabilized. They were thus discharged from the hospitals, health authorities …

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Its director, Tang Chi Thuong, said Thursday that they need to assess their facilities to make arrangements for admitting Covid patients. Pediatric, infectious diseases and general hospitals that are directly managed by the Ministry of Health or the city are encouraged to set up a dedicated Covid-19 department and intensive care unit. All hospitals have been told to tighten measures to isolate and screen anyone suspected to have contracted the infection and to avoid possible cross-infection. The instructions follow a steady rise in the number of new cases, hospitalization and deaths in the city. The pandemic situation in the entire southern region remains dire. The appearance of the new strain, Omicron, which is said to be even more contagious than the Delta, should also be a concern, the department said. The strain has yet to be found in Vietnam. In the past week HCMC recorded 1,500-1,700 cases a day on average compared to 1,200 the week before. Only 10 hospitals had …

[Read more...] about HCMC instructs all hospitals to rejoin Covid fight as incidence spikes

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has just asked local hospitals to prepare for an increasing number of Covid-19 patients as fatalities have continued to rise. Local hospitals are asked to strictly follow Covid-19 prevention rules and spare at least 10% of beds for Covid-19 patients. The department has just sent urgent directions to local hospitals amid rising numbers of Covid-19-related deaths reported in the area and the threat of the new Omicron variant. Local hospitals are asked to strictly follow Covid-19 prevention rules and spare at least 10% of beds for Covid-19 patients. Some hospitals that have been switched to only provide treatment to Covid-19 patients including the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Trung Vuong, An Binh, and Cu Chi will continue. At present, these hospitals are operating a total of 4,300 beds. The department will continue to keep 13 field hospitals for Covid-19 treatment with a total of 22,000 beds. Each district will …

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Inside a hospital for Covid-19 treatment. (Photo: SGGP) Hospitals in the city have been asked to prepare medicine and medical devices for the clinical management of Covid-19. Designated isolation areas at hospitals are being shifted to Covid-19 treatment units, the department said in a document sent to leaders of hospitals. Hospitals have also been asked to restructure their operation to make it fit with requirements for Covid-19 treatment, and maintain health check-ups and treatment for other diseases. Tier-one general hospitals and specialized hospitals in pediatrics and infectious diseases have been asked to set up Covid-19 intensive care units to treat severe cases. A Covid-19 department should be established at these hospitals, it said. The department has designated nine major hospitals in the city to receive severe cases from lower-tier hospitals, including Cho Ray, Thong Nhat, HCMC Medical University, Hue Central Hospital in HCMC, Gia Dinh People, People 115, …

[Read more...] about Public hospitals in HCMC set aside beds for Covid-19 patients

Doctors at Bình Thạnh No.1 Field Hospital in HCM City treat COVID-19 patients. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health on Thursday asked all public hospitals in the city to set aside at least 10 per cent of hospital beds for treatment of COVID-19 patients amid a surge in hospitalisations and deaths and the emergence of the Omicron variant. Hospitals in the city have been asked to prepare medicine and medical devices for the clinical management of COVID-19. Designated isolation areas at hospitals are being shifted to COVID-19 treatment units, the department said in a document sent to leaders of hospitals. Hospitals have also been asked to restructure their operation to make it fit with requirements for COVID-19 treatment, and maintain health check-ups and treatment for other diseases. Tier-one general hospitals and specialised hospitals in pediatrics and infectious diseases have been asked to set up COVID-19 intensive care units to treat severe cases. A …

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The ceremony saw the attendance of Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City Watanabe Nobuhiro and the hospital director Major General Nguyen Hong Son. During four months of cooperation and accompanying the Consulate General of Japan in its vaccination, Military Hospital 175 have safely and effectively provided over 3,200 shots for Japanese workers and businesspeople living and working in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring localities. The two agencies have also coordinated with each other to offer 14,000 doses from the abundant COVID-19 vaccine source to people in provinces of Lam Dong, Binh Thuan, Vinh Long, Ben Tre, Kien Giang, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Dong Thap. The Vietnamese hospital has also teamed with the Consulate General of Japan to give PCR testing and issue PCR testing certificates to those entering Japan from Vietnam. In addition, its treatment center for COVID-19 patients has successfully cured Japanese patients, taken care of and given health consultation to Japanese …

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As many as 209 tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will come to Phu Quoc on a Vietjet flight. (Photo: Vietjet) Last week, resorts and hotels on Phu Quoc Island, in Quang Nam and Danang welcomed the first tourists under the pilot vaccine passport programme, after preparing for their arrival for several months to ensure safety for their guests. During the past month, Sun Group on Phu Quoc has been busy retraining its staff and preparing pandemic prevention and control plans to create a safe environment for tourists. The group worked with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and Kien Giang Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to accommodate groups of visitors. Following the current pilot programme, tourists will be tested for COVID-19 every seven days and have their body temperature monitored via an installed camera system. The staff will then take care of anyone who shows signs of fever and cough. Le Thi Thu Trang, general director of Vinpearl Discovery …

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