More COVID-19 patients are given the all-clear (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –Eight more COVID-19 patients have recovered at the National Hospital ofTropical Diseases, bringing the country’s total cases being given the all-clearto 260, accounting for 90 percent.
All of the recoveredpatients are Vietnamese nationals, including Patient 50, Patient 134, Patient141, Patient 185, Patient 193, Patient 196, Patient 244 and Patient 263.
Patient 50, a50-year-old man, was admitted to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases onMarch 13. He was tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on April21, 24 and 27 after five times tested negative. The patient’s sample turnednegative on May 8 and 10 and was declared to have recovered but he will bemonitored in the next 14 days.
Patient 134, a10-year-old boy, living in Thach That district of Hanoi, entered Vietnam fromoverseas on March 18 at Noi Bai Airport on flight number SU290. The patient wastaken to a quarantine facility in Thanh Hoa province upon arrival where he wastested for SARS-CoV-2. His sample which was sent to the National Institute ofHygiene and Epidemiology on March 23 and returned positive for the virus.
Patient 141 is a29-year-old doctor working in the emergency department of the National Hospitalof Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district.
The doctor wasinfected with the virus when setting up a ventilator for the 28th patient.
Patient 185, is a38-year-old male living in Dong La commune of Hanoi’s Hoai Duc district. The patientwas in Bach Mai Hospital taking care of his brother-in-law on March 15, 16, 18and 19. He twice visited the hospital’s canteen. The patient was sentto the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases after testing positive forSARS-CoV-2 by the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control on March 28.
Patient 193, a 21-year-oldfemale, living in Hai Hau district of Nam Dinh province was admitted to theNational Hospital of Tropical Diseases on March 30.
Patient 196, is a34-year-old female staff member of Truong Sinh Company which provided hot waterto the Bach Mai Hospital.
Patient 244 is aVietnamese woman living in Germany. She is a waitress at a restaurant inGermany. She flew from Germany to Russia on flight SU213, seat 20F, and fromRussia to Vietnam on SU290, seat 40C. She arrived at the Noi Bai Airporton March 25. She was taken to a quarantine facility of FPT dormitory in ThachThat district of Hanoi right after landing. After testing positive for thevirus on April 6, she was admitted to the National Hospital of TropicalDiseases.
Patient 263, is a45-year-old woman living in Ha Loi commune of Me Linh district, Hanoi. On March25, the patient suffered a fever, sore throat, cough and tiredness. OnApril 11, she was tested for SARS-CoV-2. Two days later, the test cameback positive. Then she was admitted to the National Hospital of TropicalDiseases for quarantine and treatment.
At present, all sevenpatients have no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath and are in a stablecondition.
The patients willcontinue to be isolated and monitored for the next 14 days, according to theNational Hospital of Tropical Diseases.
As of May 14 morning, Vietnamhas now gone four weeks without any community transmissions./.
All of the recoveredpatients are Vietnamese nationals, including Patient 50, Patient 134, Patient141, Patient 185, Patient 193, Patient 196, Patient 244 and Patient 263.
Patient 50, a50-year-old man, was admitted to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases onMarch 13. He was tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on April21, 24 and 27 after five times tested negative. The patient’s sample turnednegative on May 8 and 10 and was declared to have recovered but he will bemonitored in the next 14 days.
Patient 134, a10-year-old boy, living in Thach That district of Hanoi, entered Vietnam fromoverseas on March 18 at Noi Bai Airport on flight number SU290. The patient wastaken to a quarantine facility in Thanh Hoa province upon arrival where he wastested for SARS-CoV-2. His sample which was sent to the National Institute ofHygiene and Epidemiology on March 23 and returned positive for the virus.
Patient 141 is a29-year-old doctor working in the emergency department of the National Hospitalof Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district.
The doctor wasinfected with the virus when setting up a ventilator for the 28th patient.
Patient 185, is a38-year-old male living in Dong La commune of Hanoi’s Hoai Duc district. The patientwas in Bach Mai Hospital taking care of his brother-in-law on March 15, 16, 18and 19. He twice visited the hospital’s canteen. The patient was sentto the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases after testing positive forSARS-CoV-2 by the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control on March 28.
Patient 193, a 21-year-oldfemale, living in Hai Hau district of Nam Dinh province was admitted to theNational Hospital of Tropical Diseases on March 30.
Patient 196, is a34-year-old female staff member of Truong Sinh Company which provided hot waterto the Bach Mai Hospital.
Patient 244 is aVietnamese woman living in Germany. She is a waitress at a restaurant inGermany. She flew from Germany to Russia on flight SU213, seat 20F, and fromRussia to Vietnam on SU290, seat 40C. She arrived at the Noi Bai Airporton March 25. She was taken to a quarantine facility of FPT dormitory in ThachThat district of Hanoi right after landing. After testing positive for thevirus on April 6, she was admitted to the National Hospital of TropicalDiseases.
Patient 263, is a45-year-old woman living in Ha Loi commune of Me Linh district, Hanoi. On March25, the patient suffered a fever, sore throat, cough and tiredness. OnApril 11, she was tested for SARS-CoV-2. Two days later, the test cameback positive. Then she was admitted to the National Hospital of TropicalDiseases for quarantine and treatment.
At present, all sevenpatients have no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath and are in a stablecondition.
The patients willcontinue to be isolated and monitored for the next 14 days, according to theNational Hospital of Tropical Diseases.
As of May 14 morning, Vietnamhas now gone four weeks without any community transmissions./.
VNA
