Doctors take care of patient No.91 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases from 6amto 6pm on June 22, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.
The country has gone through 67 days in a row without coronavirus infections inthe community.
Among the 349 confirmed cases so far, 209 were imported andquarantined upon arrival.
No fatalities have been recorded so far, while 328 patients,or 94 percent of the total cases, have been given the all-clear.
A total of 6,519 people who had close contact with COVID-19patients and came from pandemic-hit areas are under medical monitoring orquarantine at hospitals, other medical facilities and home.
The country has gone through 67 days in a row without coronavirus infections inthe community.
Among the 349 confirmed cases so far, 209 were imported andquarantined upon arrival.
No fatalities have been recorded so far, while 328 patients,or 94 percent of the total cases, have been given the all-clear.
A total of 6,519 people who had close contact with COVID-19patients and came from pandemic-hit areas are under medical monitoring orquarantine at hospitals, other medical facilities and home.
Among 21 active patients, three have testednegative for the coronavirus once while three at least twice.
Also onJune 22 afternoon, at a national meeting on the health status of Patient 91,who is the British pilot of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, DeputyMinister of Health Nguyen Truong Son affirmed that the patient has enoughhealth conditions to discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) of Cho RayHospital.
He is fully conscious and can communicate with doctors normally. As strengthgradually returns to his limbs, he is now able to turn around on his own bedand sit up by himself. He is also learning to stand up on his own. A CT scan showedthat his lung is now 85 percent functional, compared to 20-30 percent a monthago./.
Also onJune 22 afternoon, at a national meeting on the health status of Patient 91,who is the British pilot of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, DeputyMinister of Health Nguyen Truong Son affirmed that the patient has enoughhealth conditions to discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) of Cho RayHospital.
He is fully conscious and can communicate with doctors normally. As strengthgradually returns to his limbs, he is now able to turn around on his own bedand sit up by himself. He is also learning to stand up on his own. A CT scan showedthat his lung is now 85 percent functional, compared to 20-30 percent a monthago./.
VNA
