HCM City sets up four more COVID-19 hospitals

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s biggest pandemic hotspot and the country’s most crowded city, decided to establish another four COVID-19 treatment hospitals, which together accommodate 10,400 beds.

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One of them is converted from the Hoc Mon regional general hospital with 700 beds and 610 medical staff.

The second, namely the Nguyen Tri Phuong COVID-19 treatment hospital, is located in District 5, having 250 medical staff and offering 200 beds.

The third, called the temporary COVID-19 hospital No.11, is located in Thu Duc City, with 950 staff and 5,500 beds. Meanwhile, the temporary COVID-19 hospital No.12, also in Thu Duc City, has 4,000 beds served by 700 staff members.

To date, the city has 37 hospitals providing treatment for COVID-19 patients, with their total number of beds amounting to about 55,000./.

VNA