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Nearly 4,500 medical staff help HCM City fight COVID-19

Over 20 delegations with nearly 4,500 medical staff nationwide have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to help with the fight against COVID-19, said the municipal Health Department.
Nearly 4,500 medical staff help HCM City fight COVID-19 ảnh 1Bac Giang medical staff before departure (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Over 20delegations with nearly 4,500 medical staff nationwide have arrived in Ho Chi MinhCity to help with the fight against COVID-19, said the municipal HealthDepartment.


In compliance with the Prime Minister’sdirections, the Health Ministry urged units throughout the nation to send medical staff to HoChi Minh City to cope with the pandemic.

Nearly 4,500 medical staff help HCM City fight COVID-19 ảnh 2Medical students, volunteers before arriving in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)

As of 6am on July 18, Vietnam recorded51,002 infection cases, including 48,964 domestic and 2,038 imported ones.

Up to 47,394 new cases have been recorded since the fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreaks hit the country onApril 27, 7,538 of them were given all-clear from the virus./.

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