Medical workers spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on May 27 evening, marking 41 days in arow without new infections in the community, according to the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Of the 327 confirmedcases in the country, 187 imported ones were quarantined right after theyentered Vietnam, posing no risk of community transmission.
The sub-committee fortreatment announced that six more people infected with the novelcoronavirus have been given the all-clear on the same day, including Patient 19 who was amongthe most critical patients in Vietnam,
The patients, all Vietnamese nationals, were discharged fromthe National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, bringing the country’s totalrecoveries to 278 or 85 percent of theconfirmed cases. They are all in a stable condition, with nofever, no cough and no shortness of breath.
Patient 19, a 64-year-old woman, wasadmitted to the hospital on March 6. The patient was treated withExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) – a heart-lung by-pass machine thatpumps and oxygenates a patient's blood outside the body, allowing the heart andlungs to rest.
The patient also had three cardiac arrests, so the hospital'sdoctors and nurses have worked hard to save her life.
Her test results came back negative for the SARS-CoV-2 forthree straight times on April 8, 15 and 30.
The remaining patients tested negative for the virus twice. The six patients will continue to be underquarantine for the next 14 days.
Among the 26remaining patients undergoing treatment, six tested negative for the virus onceand 17 others tested negative twice or more.
As many as 9,734 peoplewho had close contact with patients and entered Vietnam from pandemic-hitregions have been quarantined, including 59 at hospitals, 7,535 at concentratedquarantine establishments and 2,150 others at home./.
Of the 327 confirmedcases in the country, 187 imported ones were quarantined right after theyentered Vietnam, posing no risk of community transmission.
The sub-committee fortreatment announced that six more people infected with the novelcoronavirus have been given the all-clear on the same day, including Patient 19 who was amongthe most critical patients in Vietnam,
The patients, all Vietnamese nationals, were discharged fromthe National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, bringing the country’s totalrecoveries to 278 or 85 percent of theconfirmed cases. They are all in a stable condition, with nofever, no cough and no shortness of breath.
Patient 19, a 64-year-old woman, wasadmitted to the hospital on March 6. The patient was treated withExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) – a heart-lung by-pass machine thatpumps and oxygenates a patient's blood outside the body, allowing the heart andlungs to rest.
The patient also had three cardiac arrests, so the hospital'sdoctors and nurses have worked hard to save her life.
Her test results came back negative for the SARS-CoV-2 forthree straight times on April 8, 15 and 30.
The remaining patients tested negative for the virus twice. The six patients will continue to be underquarantine for the next 14 days.
Among the 26remaining patients undergoing treatment, six tested negative for the virus onceand 17 others tested negative twice or more.
As many as 9,734 peoplewho had close contact with patients and entered Vietnam from pandemic-hitregions have been quarantined, including 59 at hospitals, 7,535 at concentratedquarantine establishments and 2,150 others at home./.
VNA
