Treatment for COVID-19 patients at national hospital reviewed
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son had a working session with the Hanoi-based National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) on March 24 to look into the treatment for COVID-19 cases, especially serious ones.
A staff member at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi checks passengers' body temperature via a thermal scanner (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Health NguyenTruong Son had a working session with the Hanoi-based National Hospital forTropical Diseases (NHTD) on March 24 to look into the treatment for COVID-19cases, especially serious ones.
NHTD Director Pham Ngoc Thach said his hospitalis giving treatment to 46 COVID-19 patients, including 34 Vietnamese and 12foreigners.
In the first phase, the hospital mainly caredfor young patients. Now, patients have increased and they belong to various agegroups, including old patients with other illnesses like hypertension,immunodeficiency and diabetes.
Notably, its intensive care department istending to three severe cases, comprising a 64-year-old Vietnamese woman, a50-year-old Vietnamese man and a 69-year-old British man, Thach said.
Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the HealthMinistry’s Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, said asthe NHTD handles serious cases, it needs to review its operating procedures andequipment and report the situation to the ministry to seek solutions ifnecessary.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister Son highly valuedefforts by all the staff of the hospital and at the same time also asked it tofurther prevent cross infection after a doctor at the emergency departmentcontracted SARS-CoV-2.
He also told the NHTD to better care for itsstaff’s spiritual life so that they won’t be overloaded. Besides, it needs tobuild more response plans in case the number of patients surges.
Severe cases will receive treatment athigher-level hospitals, including the NHTD, while mild ones will be moved toothers, according to the official.
As of March 24 morning, Vietnam had recorded 123COVID-19 cases, 17 of whom have recovered./.
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A staff member at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi checks passengers' body temperature via a thermal scanner (Photo: VNA) 
