Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has implemented a three-stage post-Covid-19 treatment model corresponding to the severity of the disease, the Municipal Health Department informed on Wednesday (January 12).
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The southern megalopolis has more than 300,000 Covid-19 patients who have been cured from hospital. Among them, a potentially large number affected by the persistence of symptoms encourage the public authorities to provide appropriate solutions.
From December 1, 2021 to January 10, 2022, 1,021 patients cured of the new coronavirus but complaining of disorders went to the hospital to be examined by a doctor, according to the deputy director of the said department Nguyên Anh Dung.
Most patients who suffer from Covid-19 recover fully, although some suffer long-term effects on several body systems, including the pulmonary, cardiovascular and nervous systems, as well as psychological effects.
Post-Covid-19 public health care is a global priority and one of the key challenges for Ho Chi Minh City’s health sector in 2022, said Ho People’s Committee Vice Chairman Chi Minh City, Duong Anh Duc.
A man gets vaccinated against Covid-19 in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: VNA–
While waiting for an update by the Ministry of Health of the post-Covid-19 treatment protocol, the city will call on experts to guide the people concerned, inform their health professionals and accelerate research on this still very little-known disease, he let know.
It is above all a question of avoiding the medical wandering of the people concerned, the use of unsuitable treatments, even unnecessary hospitalizations, and also of informing health professionals so that they can take care of their patients. and, if necessary, direct them.
The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department asked in a text sent on Wednesday January 12 to the steering committees for the prevention and control of Covid-19 of the wards, districts and the city of Thu Duc to continue to carry out rapid screening tests for Covid-19 and complete the vaccination of people at risk before January 20. – VNA
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