The 500-bed hospital has 130 personnel and is installed at the hostel of the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City in Di An city of Binh Duong province.
It is designed to receive and treat COVID-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong.
Speaking at the ceremony, Major General Nguyen Hung Thang, Deputy Chairman and Chief of the Staff of the General Department of Logistics appreciated the hospital’s staff and soldiers for their active preparation to set off as planned with high determination and readiness to receive and complete their assigned tasks.
The General Department of Logistics has so far set up two COVID-19 treatment hospitals, with the first one in Nha Trang city of the central province of Khanh Hoa.