Hanoi Covid patients fend for themselves at home

Drugs, food and health supplements that Hoang uses to self-treat Covid-19 at home in Hanoi. Photo obtained by VnExpress

Unable to get a hold of local authorities for immediate Covid-19 support, many patients in Hanoi have had to rely on friends, family or even themselves for self-treatment.

Hoang, who lives in Thanh Xuan District, said he has had Covid-19 since Feb. 14 with symptoms like coughing and a runny nose. He tried to report his condition to local medical authorities, but his friends said it was unnecessary as his symptoms were mild and there were too many Covid-19 patients for local medical personnel to handle immediately anyway.

He also did not have a Covid-19 certificate to prove he'd recovered as his company didn't require it.

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