PM visits hospitals in HCMC to thank frontline staff

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital has sustained high vigilance and introduced new measures to control patient caregivers in order to prevent transmission of COVID-19.

The hospital also assisted localities in COVID-19 prevention and control work, including its support for the southern province of Kien Giang to set up a field hospital to treat COVID-19 patients.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh disinfects hands before visiting Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, May 13, 2021. Photo: VGP

Meanwhile, Cho Ray hospital, established 120 years ago, is the largest general hospital in the southern metropolis.

The laboratory of the Cho Ray hospital has successfully met the standards of the Sigma VP program since 2017.

The hospital has 1200 beds, employs 2,270 health workers including 500 medical doctors and pharmacists, and provides treatment for about 457,000 outpatients and 67,000 inpatients per year."

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talks with doctors of the Cho Ray hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, May 13, 2021. Photo: VGP

Speaking to health workers there, PM Pham said Viet Nam has contained the COVID-19 pandemic well compared to several other countries in the region.

Front line forces, including doctors and nurses have played a decisive and effective role in fighting the virus and overcoming consequences of the pandemic, said Pham.

He appreciated and thanked all the doctors, nurses and those who work in the healthcare sector for their great sacrifices and hardships.

Pham asked the sector to mobilize all social resources and ramp up testing in order to promptly detect infected cases and isolate those who come in close contact with COVID-19 patients.

The sector was also tasked to develop response plans for different pandemic scenarios and rapidly expand vaccine supply access, including acquiring intellectual property of vaccine manufacturers and fostering domestic research, development and production./.

By Kim Anh