HCMCity (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has established eight temporary hospitals withnearly 300 beds each to treat moderately ill COVID-19 patients andpeople with underlying medical conditions as the number of COVID-19 casesrises, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Thedepartment also set up 70 mobile medical stations in wards and communeswith a high number of COVID-19 patients, Dr Nguyen Huu Hung, Deputy Directorof the the municipal Department of Health, said at a press meeting on November15.  

Thecity will continue to set up new mobile medical stations based on theCOVID-19 situation in districts and Thu Duc city. Each station will haveone doctor, one or two nurses, and volunteers to treat COVID-19 patientsat home.

Accordingto the city’s Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention, nearly 47,000COVID-19 patients are being treated at home, accounting for 73 percent of thecity’s total number of COVID-19 patients.

DistrictsHoc Mon, Nha Be and 12, and Thu Duc city currently have a high number ofCOVID-19 cases. 

ThuDuc city has maintained three quarantine facilities, two temporary hospitalsand three COVID-19 treatment hospitals. Its wards also are setting up morequarantine facilities with 30-50 beds each.  

InDistrict 12, most COVID-19 patients have no or mild symptoms. They alsoare fully vaccinated so they are being treated at home. The district hasmedical staff that deliver medicine and conduct examinations ofpatients at home.

Thedistrict has also allowed workers who have contracted COVID-19 to betreated at their manufacturing facility.  

BinhChanh district has maintained 19 mobile medical stations to be readyagain, if necessary.

HocMon district has 31 mobile medical stations that treat COVID-19patients at home, along with one health centres in communes and towns.

District7 has set up a hotline 7300499 for information about COVID-19patients and the nearest health stations.

Thecity has prepared four scenarios to adapt to four risk levels of COVID-19.

PhamDuc Hai, deputy head of the city's Steering Committee for COVID-19 Preventionand Control, said the city is at a medium risk level of COVIDspread. However, Can Gio district remains at a high risk.

Thenumber of deaths from COVID has increased in the last few daysin the city.

Themunicipal Department of Education and Training has proposed that asecond COVID-19 vaccine shot for students aged 12-17 should start onNovember 22.

Asof November 15, 662,838 aged 12-17 have received the first shot.Districts and Thu Duc city have continued to give the first shot to theremaining 5,590./.