Hanoi Covid patients unable to access health services, officials plead personnel shortage

Patients visit a local medical facility in Hanoi's Hoang Mai District to be retested for Covid, Feb. 23, 2022. Photo courtesy of Minh Hieu

Unable to reach local health officials via phone, Ngoc Lan had to physically visit her ward medical center despite being seven months pregnant to declare she had contracted Covid.

But for all her effort the 27-year-old in Cau Giay District was merely told to go home and wait for further instructions.

After leaving work on Monday she developed Covid symptoms such as cough and fever, self-tested at home and found she was positive.

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