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HCM City establishes 62 posts for COVID-19 prevention

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has signed a decision to set up 62 posts and stations for COVID-19 prevention and control throughout the city.
HCM City establishes 62 posts for COVID-19 prevention ảnh 1A post for COVID-19 prevention and control (Photo: VNA)

HCM City(VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s CommitteeNguyen Thanh Phong has signed a decision to set up 62 posts and stations for COVID-19 prevention and controlthroughout the city.

These posts and stations will run round-the-clock from now until April15 or further notice.

Staff at the postsand stations, including those from the public security and military forces,health, inspection and food hygiene sectors, will provide clear information about preventive measures against COVID-19and social distancing, Phong said at a meeting on April 3.

Relevant agencies and localauthorities will fine anyone who does not wear a mask in public and who takespart in gatherings of more than two people.

The city’s authoritieswill also strengthen the use of IT surveillance of suspected COVID-19 cases andCOVID-19 patients.

The city's Department ofTransport is working with the Mai Linh Group to arrange 200 taxis at hospitalsto provide free transport services to patients who need emergency aid and tothose who have been discharged from hospitals after recovery from surgery.

The city on April 1 temporarilysuspended all public transport to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

However, Tran Quang Lam, Director of the Department of Transport, saidthat taxis are needed to transport pregnant women and children who need to goto hospitals, and patients who have been discharged from hospital aftersurgery. 

The Department of Health hasalso suggested that taxis be used at hospitals for these needs.

The Ministry of Health hasgiven approval to three more hospitals in the city to test SARS-CoV-2, raisingthe total number to five besides the Pasteur Institute.

The three new hospitals includeThong Nhat Hospital, HCM City University MedicalCentre and FV Hospital.

The Hospital for TropicalDiseases and Children’s Hospital 1 have already been giving tests.

According to the Department ofHealth, a branch of the Oncology Hospital in District 9 is ready to admitCOVID-19 patients in case the city’s COVID-19 incidences rise to 200-500.

The branch’s medical equipmentis also available. The Department of Health has sent machines for emergency aidto the branch.

The health department’smanagement board for investment and construction of civil and industrial workswill soon install a liquid oxygen supply system, connect water treatmentsystems, and check fire fighting systems at the hospital.  

The Department of Health has cooperatedwith the Department of Tourism to arrange hotels in District 9 for health staffat the hospital branch to stay after their work shifts.

As of April 4, the city had atotal of 53 COVID-19 patients. Eighteenpeople have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals./.
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