HCM City maps out plans for possible rise in COVID-19 cases

  • Photo: A quarantine area at the HCM City-based National University's dormitory. VNA Photo
    Photo: A quarantine area at the HCM City-based National University's dormitory. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Relevant forces intensify health check-ups at entryways to HCM City. VNA Photo: Thành Chung
    Photo: Relevant forces intensify health check-ups at entryways to HCM City. VNA Photo: Thành Chung
  • Photo: Relevant forces intensify health check-ups at entryways to HCM City. VNA Photo: Thành Chung
    Photo: Relevant forces intensify health check-ups at entryways to HCM City. VNA Photo: Thành Chung
  • Photo: Relevant forces intensify health check-ups at entryways to HCM City. VNA Photo: Thành Chung
    Photo: Relevant forces intensify health check-ups at entryways to HCM City. VNA Photo: Thành Chung
  • Photo: Preparing meals for people at a quarantine area in HCM City. VNA Photo
    Photo: Preparing meals for people at a quarantine area in HCM City. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Doctors provide health check-ups and get test samples at a quarantine area in HCM City. VNA Photo
    Photo: Doctors provide health check-ups and get test samples at a quarantine area in HCM City. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Doctors on their shifts at a quarantine area at the HCM City-based National University's dormitory. VNA Photo
    Photo: Doctors on their shifts at a quarantine area at the HCM City-based National University's dormitory. VNA Photo
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has devised plans for a variety of scenarios if the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city rises. If there are 500 confirmed cases, the city will have 3,700 beds available for treatment and 150 beds for intensive care at six hospitals and existing quarantine areas at hospitals in the city. It is estimated that a total of 548 doctors and 1,246 nurses would be needed to provide treatment and care for 500 patients with COVID-19. As of 18:00 on April 9, HCM City had reported 54 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of whom 37 patients have fully recovered. VNA Photo

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