(VOVWORLD) – The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked for more medical staff to support its COVID-19 prevention and control efforts. 

In a recent proposal sent to the Prime Minister, the city said it hopes to receive an additional 5,000 doctors, nurses and technicians, along with 2,000 medical workers for COVID-19 testing.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health sent 1,936 medical workers from 25 central hospitals, ministries, sectors and health departments of cities and provinces nationwide to HCM City.

Meanwhile, more than 1,600 lecturers and students from medical universities and colleges have also been mobilised to assist the city with contact tracing and testing.

HCM City, Vietnam’s economic hub, is currently the largest coronavirus hotspot in the country. It has recorded more than 49,000 cases of Vietnam’s 78,000 cases since the first local infection was detected on April 29.

Source: VOV5