Quang Ninh doctors and nurses volunteer to help deal with Binh Duong’s outbreak

20 doctors and nurses from Bai Chay Hospital and and Cam Pha General Hospial have left for Binh Duong province in the Southeast region to support the province’s combat against the ongoing, severe COVID-19 outbreak.

20 well-qualified doctors and nurses working at Bai Chay Hospital and Cam Pha General Hospial are experienced in solving problems realted to Covid-19 fight. Many of them used to take part in the volunteering programs in Bac Giang province.

This is the 5th time Quang Ninh province has sent medical workers to other localities in support of their combat against Covid-19. With the long-lasting tradition of “Discipline and solidarity”, 335 Quang Ninh - based doctors and nurses have so far devoted their competence and energy to the fight against the serious pandemic.

The southern province of Binh Duong has been among the nation’s Covid-19 hotspots. The southern industrial hub reported a record of 5,414 new cases on August 29, pushing the province's count in the fourth wave of infections to over 104,000. Its death toll has reached 819. The province has decided to continue applying social distancing measures under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 in “red zones” for 15 days while "freezing" 15 wards in Thuan An and Di An cities and Tan Uyen township as COVID-19 infections have continued surging over the past days.