Following recent approval from the Da Nang government, the Police Hospital No 199 has been used as a temporary hospital to treat patients infected with the new coronavirus (nCoV) in the city if any.

According to Dr Truong Xuan Hung from the hospital said that with its spacious and modern infrastructure system, the 400 - bed hospital gets ready to deal with any possible cases of the virus.

The Police Hospital No 199 has 4 specialised rooms to treat infected patients.

The 9th floor of the 11-storey hospital is designated as a quarantine site for confirmed cases of the virus

The walkway from elevator to the quarantine area

The entry way to the quarantine area

The quarantine area features a total of 17 rooms. Of this, one room has only 2 beds, whilst the remaining 16 rooms provide 31 beds in total.

In addition, the hospital is equipped with 8 ventilators, 33 patient monitoring machines, and 15 electric syringe pumps.

Bottles of hand washing liquid are being placed in front of hospital rooms

The well-ventilated hospital rooms meet all medical requirements

The hospital's staff attending a training course on nCoV infection prevention and control

The hospital has two ambulances with registration plates of 80B-3436 and 80B-3075

In case of need, a 100-bed field hospital for coronavirus patients will be built on a vacant land next to the hospital

Municipal People's Committee Chairman Huynh Duc Tho (front row, centre) has agreed to use the Police Hospital No 199 and the care centre for those who gave great service in the national revolution as temporary hospitals for coronavirus patients

 By XUAN SON - Translated by MAI DUNG