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As many as 1,955 COVID-19 patients were allowed to go home on Monday after successfully completing their treatment at local hospitals, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC). The newly-discharged patients raised the number of recoveries in the city since the disease first emerged in Vietnam in early 2020 to 16,659, a representative of the HCDC said on Tuesday morning. The Ministry of Health documented 2,764 domestic COVID-19 cases, including 1,849 in Ho Chi Minh City, on Tuesday morning. The new infections took the city’s caseload to 68,271, with 304 imported cases, in the fourth virus wave, which erupted in the country on April 27. Medical forces are treating 37,714 patients, including 696 critical ones using ventilators and 13 others being supported by the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), in the metropolis. Fatalities caused by COVID-19 in the city mounted to 698, according to the HCDC's statistics. The municipal authorities are …

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The COVID-19 Resuscitation Hospital in Thu Duc City of Ho Chi Minh City has recently discharged 17 patients following their recoveries from severe conditions. On Monday, the patients were sent home after a discharge ceremony held by the infirmary and the Ministry of Health. The patients are between 30 and 68 years old, including one British citizen, one married couple, and one pregnant woman. Staffers of the COVID-19 Resuscitation Hospital in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City inform a patient’s family about the discharge through online messaging, July 26, 2021. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre A recovered COVID-19 patient says goodbye to a nurse before leaving the COVID-19 Resuscitation Hospital in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, July 26, 2021. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre Nguyen Thi Tieng, a recovered COVID-19 patient, packs her bag before leaving the COVID-19 Resuscitation Hospital in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, July 26, 2021. Photo: …

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A private hospital in HCM City will put 100 sick beds into operation next week for Covid-19 treatment amid the locality’s on-going Covid-19 spread. The move was followed by the HCM City People’s Committee’s call of local health facilities to join Covid-19 treatment activities. Hoan My Thu Duc International General Hospital under Hoan My Medical Corporation submitted the proposal to establish a Covid-19 treatment centre to municipal authorities on July 24. Hoan My Thu Duc International General Hospital On July 26, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam had a meeting with the hospital leaders to discuss the establishment of the centre. Hoan My Thu Duc International General Hospital’s Covid-19 treatment centre is scheduled to become operational next week. Situated around 10 kilometres from Covid-19 Intensive Care Hospital, it is quite convenient to transport patients among two facilities. Hoan My Thu Duc International General Hospital has been in use since late …

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The Hoàn Mỹ Thủ Đức International General Hospital in Thủ Đức City will treat COVID-19 patients. Photo courtesy of the hospital HCM CITY — Field hospitals No.1, 6, and 13 in HCM City have been commissioned to receive moderately to severely ill COVID-19 patients transferred from district-level healthcare facilities treating patients with COVID-19. The city’s Department of Health on July 26 made changes to admission and treatment protocols at the three field hospitals after the chairman of the city People’s Committee ordered the health sector to avoid fatalities due to late admission and ensure that all COVID-19 patients have access to healthcare facilities, according to Tăng Chí Thượng, deputy director of the department. There are 14 field hospitals set up in the city. The department has asked other field hospitals to receive all COVID-19 patients who show mild or no symptoms and patients with or without underlying diseases. Field hospitals were asked not to refuse admission …

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A doctor examines asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with underlying medical conditions (Source: VNA). HCM City (VNA) – The authorities of Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam’s biggest pandemic hotspot , on July 27 decided to establish another four COVID-19 treatment hospitals , which together accommodate 10,400 beds. One of them is converted from the Hoc Mon regional general hospital with 700 beds and 610 medical staff. The second, namely the Nguyen Tri Phuong COVID-19 treatment hospital, is located in District 5, having 250 medical staff and offering 200 beds. The third, called the temporary COVID-19 hospital No.11, is located in Thu Duc City, with 950 staff and 5,500 beds. Meanwhile, the temporary COVID-19 hospital No.12, also in Thu Duc City, has 4,000 beds served by 700 staff members. To date, the city has 37 hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients, with their total number of beds amounting to about 55,000. According to the city’s Centre for Disease Control …

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Vietnam records 7,913 more Covid-19 infections on Tuesday including 6,318 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the total number of patients in the country to 114,260, the Ministry of Health has reported. According to the ministry's report, 7,911 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 6,318 in Ho Chi Minh City, 303 in Dong Thap, 239 in Dong Nai, 166 in Binh Duong, 144 in Tay Ninh, 75 in Long An, 73 in Vinh Long, 71 in Can Tho, 63 in Tien Giang, 60 in Ben Tre, 60 in Phu Yen, 52 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 45 in Binh Thuan, 43 in An Giang, 26 in Khanh Hoa, 26 in Danang, 23 in Hanoi, 22 in Soc Trang, 13 in Kien Giang, 13 in Ninh Thuan, 12 in Dak Lak, 11 in Vinh Phuc, 10 in Hau Giang, eight in Binh Dinh, six in Hue, five in Gia Lai, five in Dak Nong, three in Tra Vinh, three in Quang Nam, three in Quang Ngai, two in Kon Tum, two in Lang Son, and one each in Ca …

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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (C) inspects pandemic prevention and control at Military Hospital 175 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The efficiency must be placed first and all medical resources must be mobilised to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of public or private, military or civilian, central or local level, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam stressed while inspecting pandemic prevention and control at Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City on July 27. Dam, who is Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, said that the COVID-19 pandemic has spread widely in Ho Chi Minh City and its neighbouring localities, requiring the application of special solutions. Local people should accept to sacrifice personal interests, give up some personal habits and needs for a while to avoid heavy losses in lives when the pandemic cripples the healthcare system, he said. The Deputy PM asked local administrations at all levels to ensure …

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6,000 medical workers from all over Việt Nam volunteer to help deal with HCM City's outbreak 5 priority groups allowed to go out in HCM City after 6pm Deputy PM visits HCM City’s 175 Military Hospital Six isolation areas to be established in Hóc Môn District Việt Nam concerned about unequal COVID-19 vaccination among nations An elderly woman in HCM City's District 3 receives her Moderna vaccine shot on Tuesday. The city is carrying out its fifth mass vaccination campaign with nearly 1 million doses since July 22 and is supposed to wrap up in 2-3 weeks. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — There were 7,911 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday, the second highest daily increase since the pandemic first struck last year. The majority of the new infections are in HCM City, which still remains the coronavirus epicentre of Việt Nam. The southern economic hub, which is under enhanced social distancing order and two days into an order …

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The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has decided to establish nine more hospitals for Covid-19 treatment amid the locality’s sharp rise in new Covid-19 infections. The nine hospitals with a total number of 1,790 sick-beds will be located at the dormitory of Medical School, Phu My Town Stadium, Cao Van Ngoc Primary School in Long Dien District, Song Cau Primary School in Chau Duc District, Thang Tam Primary School in Vung Tau City, Chu Van An Secondary School in Phu My Town, the Teachers Training College, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Centre and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Gymnasium. A Covid-19 patient in Vietnam Under the instruction of the provincial people’s committee, the Department of Health and Military Command will co-operate with concerned agencies to install medical facilities and others to ensure the hospital operation. Since June 28, the province has confirmed 1,011 Covid-19 patients. Between 6 pm on Monday and 6 am on Tuesday, the province recorded 143 …

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For these staff, who have been fighting Covid-19 in many hotspots, this trip is even more special because they know it will be quite long. The hospital’s delegation includes 10 doctors and 25 nurses, who are young and enthusiastic and specialize in emergency and intensive care treatment. The entire team has been fully vaccinated and are equipped with professional knowledge about the treatment of Covid-19 patients. More than 4,000 health workers around the country have been supporting Ho Chi Minh City. As the number of Covid-19 cases in the city continues to rise, however, the Ministry of Health is calling on more doctors, nurses, and medical technicians to help relieve some of the burden on the city’s healthcare system./. VNA …

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