Five more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from Cu Chi acute respiratory hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang Hospital on April 4, bringing the total number of patients given the all-clear in Vietnam to 90.
Recovered patients released from Cu Chi COVID-19 treatment hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: zing.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Five more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from Cu Chi acuterespiratory hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and Da NangHospital on April 4,bringing the total number of patients given the all-clear in Vietnam to 90.
The recovered patients in fullare:
Patient number 80, male, 18,Vietnamese nationality, was admitted to the hospital on March 18. Duringtreatment, the patient tested negative three times for SARS-CoV-2 fromMarch 28 to April 2.
Patient number 81, male, 20,Vietnamese nationality, was admitted to the hospital on March 20. He has had threetests and all were negative for SARS-CoV-2 on March 31, April 1 and 2.
Patient number 82, female, 16,Vietnamese nationality, was admitted to hospital on March 20. Her tests werenegative for SARS-CoV-2 for three times from March 30 to April 2.
Patient number 83, female, 50, American nationality, was admitted to the hospital on March 20. Her testswere negative for SARS-CoV-2 three times on March 31, April 1 andApril 2.
The 68th patient released from the Da Nang Hospital is a 41-year-old man,American nationality. He was hospitalised on March 17 and his tests werenegative for three times on March 30, April 1 and 3.
All the patients will continue to be quarantined and monitored for the next14 days./.
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