Capital city prepares for scenario of 40,000 COVID-19 infections
VGP – The Ha Noi Municipal People’s Committee has drawn a COVID-19 treatment plan for the scenario of having 40,000 infections.
The plan was drafted based on the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic situation remains complicated in the capital city, with 60-80 confirmed cases per day, and that 80 percent of all confirmed cases have displayed mild symptoms.
In the first stage, the city will prepare 2,000 hospital beds to treat COVID-19 patients with medium, severe and critical symptoms in a scenario of 10,000 cases.
The number of hospital beds will then be increased to 4,000 and 8,000 for the scenarios of 20,000 and 40,000 infection cases, respectively, according to the plan.
At present, six-teen hospitals in the city have been designated for COVID-19 treatment, namely: Ha Noi Oncology Hospital, Dong Anh General Hospital, Hoe Nhai General Hospital, Ha Noi Hospital of Traditional Medical, Ha Dong Hospital of Traditional Medical, Ha Noi Rehabilitation Hospital, Viet Nam-Cuba Friendship hospital, Ha Noi Lung Hospital, Thuong Tin district General Hospital, Phuc Tho district General Hospital, Thanh Tri district General Hospital, Ha Noi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Gia Lam district General Hospital, Bac Thang Long Hospital, and Ha Noi Heart Hospital.
A 500-bed field hospital is under construction in Yen So ward, Hoang Mai district, expected to come into operation in mid-August.
The field hospital will serve as a national COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) which will provide treatment for the sickest patients.
By Kim Loan
