Localities asked to prepare for higher numbers of COVID-19 infections
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has asked localities nationwide to devise scenarios for higher numbers of COVID-19 cases amid the fast spreading of Delta variant.
HCM City (VNA) – Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Longhas asked localities nationwide to devise scenarios for higher numbers ofCOVID-19 cases amid the fast spreading of Delta variant.
Speaking at an online conference to give guidelines tolocalities on measures to strengthen capacity in treatment and intensive caringfor COVID-19 patients on August 2, Long underlined that the fourth wave of infections has developed complicatedly with wide coverage and high number ofcases.
He asked localities to be more serious in implementingpandemic prevention and control, citing slow response to the pandemic in some provinces and cities.
Noting that the previous scenarios of pandemic-hitlocalities have fallen behind the reality, he underscored the need for them to accelerate COVID-19 treatment and testing to meet the demand of the reality.
Long said that the ministry has mapped out the"3-storey tower" model in COVID-19 treatment, in which COVID-19patients are classified in different groups depending on their health conditionsand treatment methods.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long addresses the conference (Photo: VNA)
The transfer of patients to a suitable storey is significantin minimising deaths, he said, stressing the need of smooth coordination,transport and reception of patients.
He said that the ministry has asked all localities tomobilise the engagement of private medical establishments in the work.
Earlier on August 1, the minister had a working session withprivate hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, during which he lauded the activeness of privatehospitals and clinics in COVID-19 testing and vaccination. Amid the worseningpandemic situation in the city, their readiness to receive COVID-19 patientshas helped ease the overload for the city's healthcare system, he said.
Long encouraged them to officially register with the city'sDepartment of Health to set aside beds for COVID-19 patients, thus helping savemore patients./.
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COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long addresses the conference (Photo: VNA) 
