Covid 19

The 37-year-old woman, an education expert, has tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus four times since her hospitalization, meeting the criteria for being discharged from hospital, said Vo Thanh Dung, director of the medical centre of Phu Quoc island district. The patient is required to undergo a 14-day quarantine period at home to ensure she is clear from virus infection, Dung added. … [Read more...] about Philippine citizen recovers from COVID-19 in Vietnam

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Vo Van Hung signed a decision to temporarily lock down the hamlet as it is at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The provincial Department of Health has cooperated with the committee to carry out measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the hamlet. Local police, soldiers, medical staff and relevant agencies have set up quarantine stations in the hamlet. On August 11 afternoon, Quang Tri province recorded two more new cases of COVID-19. They were patients 861 and 862. Patient 861 is a 36-year-old woman, residing in Gio Linh district. She had close contact with patients 750 and 833. Patient 862 is the mother of patient 832. She took care of patient 832 in Quang Tri General Hospital between August 2 and 7. Patient 832 then became the 16th person to die of COVID-19-related complications in Vietnam on August 11 afternoon. He was suffering from type-1 diabetes, exhaustion and heart failure. The province has recorded a total of … [Read more...] about Quang Tri locks down hamlet due to high risk of COVID-19 infection

Following the drastic rise in the number of Covid-19 infections and community transmission and there are ten times more submissions than usual, the Ministry has determined to improve testing productivity and race against the clock at Covid-19 test labs to perform more tests as well as implement preventative measures. … [Read more...] about Rise in Covid-19 infections and deaths, race against clock at test labs

About 15 COVID-19 patients in the country remain severely ill due to underlying conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and bone marrow failure, and require a ventilator or ECMO machine, doctors said at a consultation focusing on the treatment of serious COVID-19 patients in Vietnam held on Wednesday afternoon. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports three more COVID-19 cases, total now 883

Also on the early morning of August 12, a 55-year-old male patient, a resident of Da Nang, died of severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19. He also suffered from type 1 diabetes, end-stage chronic renal failure, septic shock, multi-organ failure, according to the Ministry of Health. … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnam confirms three new coronavirus infections, 17th fatality