Health official inspects COVID-19 prevention, control in HCM City
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son on February 10 asked Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City to be ready to admit COVID-19 patients in case of overload in other medical facilities.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son visits a residential area in Ward 10, Go Vap district, which is put under lockdown following the confirmation of two COVID-19 cases. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Deputy Minister ofHealth Nguyen Truong Son on February 10 asked Military Hospital 175 in Ho ChiMinh City to be ready to admit COVID-19 patients in case of overload in other medicalfacilities.
The official led the Health Ministry’s special standing team for COVID-19 combat in HCM City to inspect the pandemicprevention and control in the hospital.
They visited treatment, quarantine, check-up andmedicine supply areas in the hospital.
Major General Nguyen Hong Son, Director of MilitaryHospital 175, said the hospital has imposed social distancing and set up aconcentration quarantine facility after two COVID-19 patients came to thehospital for medical check-ups.
The hospital also conducted testing for 2,000 people,including its staff members and service providers, he said, adding that testresults of those linked to Patients No. 1979 and 2018 turned out negative.
Later the same day, the delegation visited a residentialarea in Ward 10, Go Vap district, which is put under lockdown following the confirmationof two COVID-19 cases./.
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Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son visits a residential area in Ward 10, Go Vap district, which is put under lockdown following the confirmation of two COVID-19 cases. (Photo: VNA) 
