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| Field Hospital No. 4 Nghe An was built on the basis of requisitioning ARMY Hotel - Cua Lo. Photo: Thanh Chung |
Morning of August 23, Steering Committee for Epidemic PreventionCovid-19Nghe An province, together with leaders of the Department of Health, the Provincial Military Command, the Department of Tourism and medical examination and treatment units in the province, inspected and urged the construction of Nghe An Field Hospital No. 4 and conducted surveys of accommodation facilities to build hospitals.fieldnext.
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| Checking the field hospital's camera control system. Photo: Thanh Chung |
Nghe An Field Hospital No. 4 was built on the basis of requisitioning the ARMY Hotel - Cua Lo, with a scale of 270 beds. In a very short time, but with the strong direction of the Provincial Military Command and the Department of Health, up to now, the basic items have been completed. |
| Surveying accommodation facilities to build the next field hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung |
It is expected that tomorrow (August 24), Nghe An Field Hospital No. 4 will be activated to admit and treat Covid-19 patients. Nghe An Endocrinology Hospital has been assigned by the Director of the Department of Health to build a human resource framework and directly treat patients at Nghe An Field Hospital No. 4.The delegation then conducted a survey at the Trade Union Hotel, the Audit Guest House and the Nursing Center for Meritorious People (Cua Lo town) - the locations where the next field hospitals are expected to be built.
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| The Department of Health assigned the Nghe An Oncology Hospital the responsibility of developing a treatment plan for patients at Field Hospital No. 5. Photo: Thanh Chung |
After the survey, the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and relevant departments agreed to propose requisitioning the above locations to build field hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients. It is expected that field hospitals 5, 6, and 7 will be able to admit and treat more than 800 Covid-19 patients.In the immediate future, the Department of Health assigns the Oncology Hospital the responsibility to urgently coordinate with relevant units to complete the items, build a human resource framework and directly manage the operations of Nghe An Field Hospital No. 5 located at the Trade Union Hotel (Cua Lo).
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| Covid-19 patients are taken to Nghe An Field Hospital No. 3 for treatment. Photo: Thanh Chung |
Continuing to build field hospitals to treat Covid-19 is an extremely urgent task at this stage, when the number of cases is increasing rapidly.Currently, Field Hospitals No. 1 and 2 are full of patients. Field Hospital No. 3 is treating 106 patients. On the morning of August 23, Field Hospital No. 3 will receive 19 more patients, which have just been announced.
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| Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An Province, Duong Dinh Chinh, encouraged officers and soldiers on duty to ensure safety at the Field Hospital. Photo: Thanh Chung |
On the morning of August 23, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province also had a meeting with the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Cua Lo town. Cua Lo is currently proactively screening and testing all residents. However, Cua Lo town is also facing difficulties due to the limited number of testing sample collection staff. |
| The Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control worked with Cua Lo town. Photo: Thanh Chung |
The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province agreed with the proposal of Cua Lo town, sending 20 medical staff to strengthen the town to collect samples for testing; supporting additional supplies for testing. Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Director of the Department of Health requested the town to focus on prioritizing resources for epidemic prevention and control; conduct thorough screening, immediately isolate areas to find F0s and build safe areas and residential areas./.
