Largest field hospital in Hanoi to be inaugurated tomorrow

[ASEAN NOW News]

A large field hospital in Hanoi providing treatment for 500 Covid-19 patients in critical condition will be inaugurated on September 1 after one-month construction.

 

The hospital is in Hoang Mai district has been completed in just a month, and will be run by the Hanoi Medical University Hospital.

 

According to Vietnam Times, the facility is designed to provide treatment for Covid-19 cases in Hanoi, along with other northern provinces such as Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, and Lang Son.

 

Largest field hospital in Hanoi to be inaugurated on Sept. 1. Photo: VOV

 

It will also perform the function as an intensive care unit to treat severely ill Covid-19 cases.

 

The construction of the site is part of wider efforts initiated by the Hanoi administration aimed at dealing with the latest rise in daily infection cases, reported VOV.

 

Work on the hospital initially began on July 30 and received financial support from many businesses, including Sun Group, the Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank), and Delta Company.

 

Hanoi has recorded nearly 100 new cases daily, raising its tally of infections to more than 3,000 since the resurgence of the virus on April 27.

 

Covid-19 caseloads hits new record high with 14,224 more cases detected

 

Meanwhile, Vietnam has detected 14,224 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, a record high figure, raising the national tally of infections to nearly 450,000, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm coronavirus update.

 

As many as 7,504 cases were documented in the community through random testing or test screening. Five people tested positive upon arriving from overseas, while the rest were diagnosed in lockdown or quarantine areas.

 

Binh Duong, an industrial complex hub and a gateway to Ho Chi Minh City, led all cities and provinces in infection number, registering 6,050. HCM City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, confirmed 5,889 new cases.

 

Other southern localities that recorded large numbers of new infections include Long An with 524 cases, Dong Nai 491, Tien Giang 221, An Giang 90 and Kien Giang 73.

 

Khanh Hoa topped central localities, logging 126 cases, followed by Nghe An 68, Da Nang 54 and Thua Thien-Hue 40, cited VOV.

 

In the northern region, Hanoi capital uncovered 110 new cases, mostly in quarantine and lockdown areas. Elsewhere two cases each were reported in Son La, Hung Yen and Bac Ninh provinces.

 

Data from the MoH shows that the past 24 hours saw Vietnam record 1,467 more cases than the previous day, mainly in HCM City and Binh Duong.

 

Vietnam ranked 59th

 

Vietnam has confirmed 449,489 coronavirus cases since the start of the outbreak in January 2020, ranking 59th among 222 countries and territories in terms of the infection number.

 

Since the resurgence of the virus on April 27, 2021, as many as 445,291 people have tested positive, half of whom have fully recovered from the disease.

 

The MoH also announced on August 30 Vietnam has registered 315 deaths during the past 24 hours, raising the total number of Covid-19 fatalities to 11,064.

 

More than 19.7 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with 2.5 million people getting their second shot.