Conditions prepared to expand treatment facilities for patients infected by Covid-19

In order to actively respond to the complicated and unpredictable epidemic situation, Binh Duong continues to improve its comprehensive capacity to treat patients infected by Covid-19. Currently, the health sector is actively implementing the procurement of equipment, chemicals, and biological products, and together with other branches, surveying more quarantine and treatment facilities by setting up field hospitals.

All conditions prepared

Following the Prime Minister's direction on being proactive in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Treatment Sub-Committee under National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management of Ministry of Health has sent an official dispatch requesting units and localities to urgently stockpile drugs for treatment and prevention of Covid-19. Accordingly, the Department of Health has directed medical examination and treatment establishments to inventory the amount of existing drugs and based on the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of Covid-19, together with the decisions of Ministry of Health, to actively procure and stockpile drugs, equipment and consumables to ensure the treatments of Covid-19 patients.

Sectors and localities coordinate in surveying and preparing quarantine facilities, including requisitioning motels and hotels. In the photo: The concentrated quarantine area at Saigon Park Resort Hotel

Previously, Ministry of Health also allocated to Binh Duong 24 respiration supporting machines offered by Vingroup - JSC for prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemicc. The provincial People's Committee has decided to hand over medical equipment and allocated those 24 VFS-410 invasive respiration to medical units in the area. Specifically, the provincial General Hospital has 8 and 8 districts, towns and cities have 2 each. Based on the number of machines handed over, the units are also committed to ensure their high efficiency.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Chuong, Director of Binh Duong provincial Department of Health, said that following the comments and directives, the health sector has actively improved testing capacity. Previously, the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City conducted a capacity assessment to confirm the Covid-19 test for the provincial Center for Disease Control and the provincial General Hospital. Basically, these two units have enough capacity in terms of personnel, facilities and equipment to perform confirmatory tests. As soon as possible, the health sector will complete the procedures to submit to the Ministry of Health for permission to confirm Covid-19 testing. In the next steps, the sector also bid a plan to buy biological products and chemicals, especially, large-scale Covid-19 testing tests to promptly respond to epidemic prevention and control.

Meanwhile, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Dinh Trong Co, Deputy Commander of the provincial Military Command, said that the provincial Military Command and the district People's Committee have coordinated with functional sectors to prepare new facilities including sites of demonstrations, motels, and hotels etc. to meet the accommodation of 5,000 people, bringing the total capacity to about 10,000 people in the quarantine backup plan; necessary equipment for isolation treatment facilities are reviewed and supplemented and field hospitals and new treatment facilities are set up with a capacity of about 600-800 people.

Treatment competence improved

The provincial health sector has developed a plan to collect and treat patients infected by Covid-19 at the provincial General Hospital. The province has established a field hospital to receive about 240 people at the same time and has a plan to establish more field hospitals in localities under the motto of "4 features on the spot", upgrading the maximum treatment capacity to about 600 Covid-19 patients at the same time.. Meanwhile, Medical Centers of districts, towns and cities (except those in Thu Dau Mot city, Bau Bang district, and Bac Tan Uyen district), each unit arranges treatment areas for patients with Covid-19 by the prescribed regulations of 10-20 beds, ready according to the motto to receive treatment of local patients and mild disease cases to reduce pressure for the provincial General Hospital.

Specialized and private hospitals in the province, depending on their actual situations, should arrange 5 to 20 beds to receive quarantine, quarantined treatments and treatment of Covid-19 patients when necessary. These units will receive treatment when the number of Covid-19 patients at the centers exceeds 70%. The monitoring, supervision, testing and medical quarantine at the patient's home after recovering from Covid-19 are also concerned and promoted by the health sector.

Local Department of Health has also submitted a proposal to the provincial People's Committee to consider and approve the policy for the provincial Center for Disease Control to purchase a rapid diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 antigen to serve the prevention and control in the province. The purpose of purchasing test kits is to be ready to respond to an emergency situation and proactive in detecting and monitoring suspected cases in high-risk areas and locations of hospitals, markets, supermarkets, bus stations, industrial zones and clusters; and, at the same time, the purpose is to have a basis to actively develop an effective responding plan.

Reported by Kim Ha – Translated by Vi Bao

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