Medics, military withdraw from HCMC as Covid subsides

Soldiers collect their belongings to return to their bases after spending over a month in HCMC for assisting coronavirus control, October 6, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Van

As HCMC begins to put the coronavirus situation under control, medical and military forces are withdrawing from the southern metropolis, months after deployment.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son on Wednesday requested city authorities to plan for health worker reinforcements to withdraw from Ho Chi Minh City to ensure their good health and have them assist other localities.

Since July, around 20,000 health workers from all over the country have been dispatched to HCMC to aid in the coronavirus fight, he added.

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