HCM City is now the country's current largest hotspot with 710 new cases detected during 24 hours to 6pm on July 6. (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City hasestablished another two temporary hospitals for COVID-19 patients to handle asurge in infections in the southern metropolis.
The hospitals are converted from two resettlement apartment buildingsin district 12 and Thu Duc city.
With 2,000 beds, the hospital in district 12 began toadmit patients as from July 5 afternoon, while the 3,000-bed hospital in ThuDuc is scheduled to open three days later, according to Deputy Director of themunicipal Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong.
The department also plans to turn another resettlementsite in Binh Chanh district into a COVID-19 hospital with about 3,000-5,000beds, raising the total number of beds for COVID-19 patients in the city to15,000.
As of July 6, HCM City counted 13 COVID-19 treatmenthospitals.
The city is now the country's current largest hotspot with 710 new cases detected during 24 hours to 6pm on July 6./.
The hospitals are converted from two resettlement apartment buildingsin district 12 and Thu Duc city.
With 2,000 beds, the hospital in district 12 began toadmit patients as from July 5 afternoon, while the 3,000-bed hospital in ThuDuc is scheduled to open three days later, according to Deputy Director of themunicipal Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong.
The department also plans to turn another resettlementsite in Binh Chanh district into a COVID-19 hospital with about 3,000-5,000beds, raising the total number of beds for COVID-19 patients in the city to15,000.
As of July 6, HCM City counted 13 COVID-19 treatmenthospitals.
The city is now the country's current largest hotspot with 710 new cases detected during 24 hours to 6pm on July 6./.
VNA
