Eight patients recover from COVID-19, total at 260

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Patients recovered from COVID-19 at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on Thursday. (Photo: VNA)

All of the recovered patients are Vietnamese nationals, including Patient 50, Patient 134, Patient 141, Patient 185, Patient 193, Patient 196, Patient 244 and Patient 263.

Patient 50 is a male aged 50 living in Ba Dinh District of Ha Noi.

He was one of five serious patients who had to use a ventilator in the hospital. He tested positive again after being cleared on April 14.

Patient 134, a 10-year-old boy, living in Thach That District of Ha Noi, entered Vietnam from overseas on March 18 at Noi Bai Airport on flight number SU290. The patient was taken to a quarantine facility in Thanh Hoa Province upon arrival where he was tested for SARS-CoV-2. His sample was sent to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on March 23 and returned positive for the virus.

Patient 141 is a 29-year-old doctor working in the emergency department of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Dong Anh branch.

The doctor was infected with the virus when setting up a ventilator for the 28th patient.

Patient 185, is a 38-year-old male living in Dong La Commune of Ha Noi's Hoai Duc District. The patient was in Bach Mai Hospital taking care of his brother-in-law on March 15, 16, 18 and 19. He twice visited the hospital’s canteen. The patient was sent to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Dong Anh branch, after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 by the Ha Noi Centre for Disease Control on March 28.

Patient 193, a female, living in Hai Hau District of Nam Dinh Province was admitted to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Dong Anh branch on March 30.

Patient 196, is a 34-year-old female staff member of Truong Sinh Company which provided hot water to Bach Mai Hospital.

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Patient 244 is a Vietnamese woman living in Germany. She is a waitress at a restaurant in Germany. She flew from Germany to Russia on flight SU213, seat 20F, and from Russia to Vietnam on SU290, seat 40C. She arrived at Noi Bai Airport on March 25. She was taken to a quarantine facility of FPT dormitory in Thach That District of Ha Noi right after landing. After testing positive for the virus on April 6, she was admitted to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Dong Anh branch.

Patient 263, is a 45-year-old woman living in Ha Loi Commune of Me Linh District, Ha Noi. On March 25, the patient suffered a fever, sore throat, cough and tiredness. On April 11, she was tested for SARS-CoV-2. Two days later, the test came back positive. Then she was admitted to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Dong Anh branch, for quarantine and treatment.

At present, all seven patients have no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath and are in a stable condition.

The patients will continue to be isolated and monitored for the next 14 days, according to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases.

As of May 14 morning, Vietnam has now gone four weeks without any community transmissions.

So far, 259 out of 288 infected patients have recovered, accounting for 90 percent of cases.

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