A Health Ministry delegation led by Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tieninspected the prevention efforts for the Middle East RespiratorySyndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital forTropical Diseases and Tan Son Nhat International Airport .
The minister held that the city should set up afield hospital like the Bac Thang Long hospital in Hanoi to standready to cope with emerging catastrophic diseases like MERS-CoV andEbola by separating and supervising suspect cases.
As almost all hospitals in the city are overloaded, the ministerstressed the importance of preventing the spread of viruses inside thehospital as well as hospital-acquired infections.
She also asked the Ho Chi Minh City International Health QuarantineService to strengthen supervision over and communication on preventingMERS-CoV in the Tan Son Nhat International Airport whilecoordinating closely with healthcare agencies to monitor the developmentof the virus in the community.
Currently, asteering committee on MERS-CoV prevention and control has been set up ateach of the four local hospitals assigned to receive and treat MERS-CoVpatients, which are Cho Ray, Hospital for Tropical Diseases andChildren’s Hospital 1 and 2.
The hospitals have alsoheld training courses for their staff and healthcare workers in othermedical establishments on preventing the spread of the virus whilegetting facilities and protective equipment ready to respond to anyoutbreaks.
According to Doctor Nguyen Van Vinh Chau,Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, thehospital has zoned off a 50-bed isolation ward, which is capable ofexpanding to other facilities should the number of patients exceed 60.
The hospital has also formed two mobile medical teamsto offer timely treatment for suspect cases from the Tan Son NhatAirport , he said.
The International HealthQuarantine Service has put health declarations into effect for allpassengers from the Republic of Korea and Middle Eastern countrieswhile implementing screening measures to detect suspect cases.
Also on June 19, the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministryof Health announced that the rumour of a MERS-CoV-infected personresiding in the Keangnam Landmark Tower in Hanoi is false.
The ministry confirmed that as of June 19, Vietnam had not recorded any single case of MERS-CoV.-VNA
The minister held that the city should set up afield hospital like the Bac Thang Long hospital in Hanoi to standready to cope with emerging catastrophic diseases like MERS-CoV andEbola by separating and supervising suspect cases.
As almost all hospitals in the city are overloaded, the ministerstressed the importance of preventing the spread of viruses inside thehospital as well as hospital-acquired infections.
She also asked the Ho Chi Minh City International Health QuarantineService to strengthen supervision over and communication on preventingMERS-CoV in the Tan Son Nhat International Airport whilecoordinating closely with healthcare agencies to monitor the developmentof the virus in the community.
Currently, asteering committee on MERS-CoV prevention and control has been set up ateach of the four local hospitals assigned to receive and treat MERS-CoVpatients, which are Cho Ray, Hospital for Tropical Diseases andChildren’s Hospital 1 and 2.
The hospitals have alsoheld training courses for their staff and healthcare workers in othermedical establishments on preventing the spread of the virus whilegetting facilities and protective equipment ready to respond to anyoutbreaks.
According to Doctor Nguyen Van Vinh Chau,Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, thehospital has zoned off a 50-bed isolation ward, which is capable ofexpanding to other facilities should the number of patients exceed 60.
The hospital has also formed two mobile medical teamsto offer timely treatment for suspect cases from the Tan Son NhatAirport , he said.
The International HealthQuarantine Service has put health declarations into effect for allpassengers from the Republic of Korea and Middle Eastern countrieswhile implementing screening measures to detect suspect cases.
Also on June 19, the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministryof Health announced that the rumour of a MERS-CoV-infected personresiding in the Keangnam Landmark Tower in Hanoi is false.
The ministry confirmed that as of June 19, Vietnam had not recorded any single case of MERS-CoV.-VNA
