Stretch yourself to treat patients with severe prognosis in the epidemic center of Bac Ninh Doctors at Bac Ninh Provincial General Hospital are treating 119 cases of Covid-19. Of these, 25 patients had a severe prognosis. As of the morning of June 9, doctors in Bac Ninh were treating 789 Covid-19 patients. In which, Bac Ninh Provincial General Hospital is the only facility to treat serious patients with 25 cases. 10:00 a.m. every day is the time when doctors and nurses at the hospital’s Covid-19 treatment area are busy in their work. In the severe cases being treated here, one patient had to use an invasive ventilator, 10 cases of high-flow oxygen and 14 cases of mask/glass oxygen. This patient is doing well, is able to respond to the doctor’s questions and perform some simple limb movements. For better health cases, doctors encourage patients to sit up and move on their own. The daily work of the medical staff is to administer prescription drugs to each patient, provide care, and report severe cases or unusual developments… Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao (ICU) is one of the doctors involved in treating Covid-19 patients from the first days. The female doctor did not remember how many days had passed since she was in the hospital. On stressful shifts, she worked 20 hours in a protective suit. The diet of each patient is monitored by the doctor every day. They can choose food such as rice, vermicelli, porridge… depending on their needs. At lunchtime, the nurse will deliver food to each room. Ms. Thao said that nutrition greatly affects the health and treatment of patients. “Many people skip meals, lose their appetite… we have to give them a lot of encouragement. Sometimes it’s even comforting or directly feeding them,” the female doctor said. The treatment rooms have a camera system installed, which is convenient for remote monitoring. At the same time, it helps to reduce the time of medical staff in contact with positive patients, limiting the risk of infection. 24 medical staff divided into 3 treatment cases taking turns. Including reinforcements from the provinces of Phu Tho, Thai Binh, Yen Bai… After finishing the shift, they changed into protective clothing, disinfected and then returned to the resort arranged right inside the campus of the company. hospital.

Seafood products are sold at the market. Photo: Van Dung – VNA In these days, Hanoi is experiencing a peak heat wave, the temperature is around 40 degrees Celsius, even outdoors up to nearly 50 degrees Celsius. Therefore, food items intended to cool the body and ensure health are sold very well such as: crabs, clams, mussels, mussels, melons, zucchini, green vegetables, fruits… Stroll through the market at some traditional markets, local markets in Hanoi such as: Nguyen Cong Tru, Thanh Cong, Kim Lien, Doc De, Cho Hom – Duc Vien, Phan Huy Chu, Trai Gang, 8/ 8/ 3… saw that the products of field crabs, clams, mussels, conjoined shafts, fish… prices had increased slightly, not significantly, although purchasing power increased sharply. For green vegetables such as: nettles, jute vegetables, melons, cucurbits, water spinach, broccoli, etc., prices remained stable and did not increase. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao, the owner of a seafood shop at Nguyen Cong Tru market, Hai Ba Trung district, said that the hot weather caused housewives’ demand to buy seafood and seafood, especially crabs, by 2-3 times times compared to last week. Although the purchasing power increased sharply, the price increased only slightly, currently at 150,000 – 180,000 VND/kg. At the traditional market system in the districts of Dong Da, Ba Dinh … these days, the price of wild crabs has increased from 25,000 to 30,000 VND/kg, currently ranges from 180,000 to 230,000 VND/kg. lower from 160,000 to 170,000 VND/kg, cleaned and minced crabs from 250,000 to 300,000 VND/kg. Seafood products also attract many buyers. Specifically, farmed clams cost from 20,000 to 25,000 VND/kg, mussels from 12,000 to 15,000 VND/kg, freshwater fish such as tilapia, persimmon, driftwood, carp, etc., range from 60,000 to 130,000 VND/kg. kg… This price remains the same as in previous days, there is no increase in price. People buy green vegetables at Phung Khoang market. Photo: Vu Sinh – VNA According to small traders, despite the hot weather, the purchasing power of food items to cool the body increased sharply, but the price increase was small or stable due to the abundant supply, green vegetables such as squash, gourd, etc. melon is in the harvest season, so the price does not fluctuate. Uncle Pham Thi Lien, in Lo Duc Street, Hai Ba Trung District said: “Early in the morning I often go to Nguyen Cong Tru market, fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood are plentiful and prices are almost stable.” Along with food items, the consumption of fruits is also quite strong. Small businesses selling fruit at Thanh Cong market, Ba Dinh district said that in the heat of the day, the consumption of watermelons and pears is twice as high as in normal days. Fruits such as oranges and grapefruits are selling very well. Consumption increased sharply but the selling price did not increase. Currently, watermelons are from 15,000-20,000 VND/kg, oranges are from 22,000-24,000 VND/kg, pomelos are from 23,000-25,000 VND/kg, litchi is from 20,000-22,000 VND/kg/kg. kg. The reason why fruit products do not increase in price is because the harvest is in progress and the people of the capital are joining hands with farmers in Bac Giang and Hai Duong provinces to consume fruit, a small trader explained.

Mr. Hoang Van Hanh sells all kinds of products made by his family. Photo: Nguyen Dung. In the past, the local people did not know how to trade in agricultural products and their products, because they brought goods from Dong Khe commune to the central market of Van Chan district by a far distance, so people set up small stalls right at the market. along Highway 32 for sale. The owners of the goods sold at the market are relatives of the Mong, Thai, and Tay ethnic groups living in Dong Khe and Suoi Bu communes, many of whom cannot speak Mandarin. Initially, they sold with different high and low prices, so Mr. Hoang Hiep Cuoc was the first person to trade in the market and told everyone to sell the same price for all items, which is 5 thousand. Because it has no name and has not been planned as a people’s market, people around and passersby call this place a market of 5,000, or a market for one price. In the market, I saw Ms. Sung Thi Dong selling vegetables with her son on the roadside. She is a Mong ethnic living in Ba Cau village, Suoi Bu commune, recently she went to the market to sell vegetables. Her customers are passersby and people in the surrounding communes. Because the price is only 5 thousand, the vegetables are grown in the high mountains and are always fresh, so each customer usually buys a few at a time. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao sells specialty rice. Photo: Nguyen Dung. Sitting selling goods in the sun, the road is full of cars, so it is very dusty, but it helps her earn a little more money to cover her life. Sitting next to her are elderly Mong and Thai people selling wild vegetables, bamboo shoots and specialty rice. These old women do not speak Mandarin well, but they also bring goods to the market to sell, because the items have only one price and do not need to be bargained like other normal markets. Mr. Hoang Van Hanh, living in the market, he has just brought cucumbers, pumpkins, bamboo shoots, bitter melons, vegetables … for sale right at the door. Mr. Hanh said: My wife and I, Lo Thi Thuy, bring our family’s things to sell to passersby. My vegetables and herbs do not use pesticides, so you can rest assured that you use them… He added that in the bamboo shoot season, he and his wife can sell nearly 2 tons per month and a few kilograms of other agricultural products, thanks to which the family can make a small amount of income. Some people around here also bring goods to sell, many of which are herbal products exploited by people in the forest, at this time the items are not the same price of 5 thousand as before. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao specializes in selling specialty rice such as black brown rice, brown rice, plain rice, etc., with prices ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 VND/kg. She said, her buyers are mostly tourists and passersby, many in Yen Bai city, Hanoi… buy a few dozen pounds to eat and give as gifts. Ms. Nguyen Thi Xoan sells wild pineapples to customers to buy as medicine. Photo: Nguyen Dung. The large stalls in the market of 5,000 sell precious herbs and many types of herbal medicine. In which, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xoan’s stall has nearly 100 different products, including: forest shiitake mushrooms, forest seed bananas, forest myrtle, mousse, dan den, hummus, honeydew tea – red ginseng , fenugreek, Jiaogulan, dried squash, string tea, hemp, wild pineapple, medlar, jade crane… Many items are mined by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Ha Thi An, who knows how to collect and exploit drugs in the forest. bought from people, in addition, she also sells medicines for postpartum women, kidney medicine, special medicine for bones and joints, medicine for stomach pain … The herbs she buys from local people, her husband, Mr. Loc Duc Huynh, helps her daily to chop, dry, sieve, and then pack them for sale. Mr. Loc Duc Huynh closes goods to sell to customers far away. Photo: Nguyen Dung. In the past, Huynh worked as a worker on Dong Khe quarry and many other places. His hard work did not earn much, so he went back to help his wife and mother buy and sell medicinal herbs. Each month, Ms. Xoan and her husband sell nearly 1 ton of medicinal herbs of all kinds to tourists, pharmacies everywhere from Lao Cai, Hanoi to Dong Nai. Another stall owner in the 5,000 market is Ms. Hoang Van Nga from Thai ethnicity who has lived here for a long time, her family also sells male medicines that have the effect of tonic kidney, yang, liver, liver detoxification… Besides, She also sells it online and carries it by post or passenger car. Ms. Hoang Van Nga at the family drugstore. Photo: Nguyen Dung. Over the past ten years, the 5,000-dollar market is not only commercially significant, but also a cultural address that attracts tourists near and far because of the simple, rustic and genuine human element here.