Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 casesfor 24 consecutive days as of 6pm on May 10, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Among the patients, 148 areimported ones. Up to 11,130 who had close contacts with confirmed patients and enteredfrom epidemic-hit areas are being quarantined, including 180 at hospitals,6,146 at other establishments and 4,804 at homes.
The same day, doctors fromVietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, Hue Central Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital, the Ho Chi Minh Hospital for TropicalDiseases and the Vietnam National Coordinating Centre for Human OrganTransplantation discussed the possibility of lung transplantation for patient No.91.
Another serious case No.19,who is being treated at the Dong Anh-based National Hospital of TropicalDiseases, is recovering.
So far, 241 patients havebeen discharged from hospitals. The other 47 are being treated at six central andprovincial-level medical establishments. Most of them are in stable conditions.
According to the committee,six tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once and 14 others negative above twice./.