A dormitory at Việt Nam National University-HCM City is used as a concentrated quarantine facility. — VNA/VNS Photo

HCM CITY — Seven universities and colleges in HCM City have set up dormitories as concentrated quarantine facilities to house people who have had close contact with COVID-19 patients.

The university dormitories, which include six in Thủ Đức City and one in District 11, have essentialinfrastructure and services to serve quarantine purposes, according to the city’s Department of Health.

A dormitory at Việt Nam National University-HCM City can receive 20,000 quarantined people. The university’s Dormitory Management Centre last week asked all students to return home to make room for people who need to be quarantined. Nearly 35,000 students have left the dormitory due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the city.

There are 30 concentrated quarantine facilities that can house 10,500 quarantined people in the city.

The health sector has prepared dormitories to handle up to 30,000 people who have had close contact with Covid-19 patients.

The Department of Health has prepared three scenarios for COVID-19 community transmissions, with the number of infections ranging from 100 cases or below, 100-1,000 cases, and 1,000-5,000 cases.

The worst scenario of 1,000-5,000 cases of COVID-19 would require more field hospitals.

Five hospitals in the city offer treatment for COVID-19 patients, including Chợ Rẫy Hospital, Củ Chi Field Hospital, Cần Giờ COVID-19 Treatment Hospital, Municipal Children's Hospital, and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. — VNS