Vietnam ready to face worst of coronavirus outbreak


  • Vietnam
  • Thursday, 06 Feb 2020

Members of Youth Union from the Hanoi Transport and Services Corporation providing face masks free of charge to passengers at a bus station in Hanoi. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam has prepared for the worst in its plans to deal with the novel coronavirus (nCoV) epidemic, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long.

Speaking at a meeting with the press on Wednesday (Feb 5), he said the country was preparing for all possible scenarios, with about 3,000 beds and medical equipment ready to receive and treat patients in case of an outbreak of the disease.

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