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HCM City discusses COVID-19 treatment, economic recovery

Treatment for COVID-19 patients, plan for the injection of third vaccine shots, and workforce supply following the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival were put under discussion during a periodic meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10.
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HCM City (VNA)– Treatment for COVID-19 patients, plan for the injection of third vaccine shots,and workforce supply following the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival were put underdiscussion during a periodic meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10.

Chief of the municipalHealth Office Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai said the city is vaccinating those who aresuffering from health effects after infecting with coronavirus. Hospitals set up post-COVID-19 clinics tooffer consultancy to recovered patients. Apart from 310 basic medical stations,the city also established 391 mobile stations.

Recently, the Ho Chi MinhCity University of Medicine and Pharmacy has issued a guideline to post-COVID-19recovery.

Deputy Director of the HoChi Minh City Centre for Disease Control Nguyen Hong Tam said if 200,000 shotsare given daily like now, the city will achieve the coverage of third shotslater this month.

Data from the municipalSteering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control and Economic Recoveryshowed that from January 7-9, the number of deaths from the disease was under20. The number of recoveries was higher than infections. At present, 4,602patients in the city are under treatment.

Deputy Director of the municipalDepartment of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Van Lam said followingTet, the city needs about 45,000 skilled workers and will launch a jobtransaction floor connecting with provinces.

He added that the cityearmarked over 901 billion VND (39.17 million USD) in support of workers for Tet, requested presenting15,000 gifts to workers in industrial parks and helping them return home on theoccasion./.

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