HÀ NỘI — One more COVID-19 patient was declared recovered on Friday afternoon, thus 267 out of 324 patients in Việt Nam have been given the all-clear so far.

Patient 149 is a 40-year-old Vietnamese man. He was declared recovered for the first time on April 16 by the Quảng Ninh Hospital No 2. Then he continued to be quarantined at the hospital.

He tested positive again on April 21.

The patient then continued to receive different tests and his results from April 28 to May 5 were negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Now, he is in a stable condition and will be supervised for the next 14 days.

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Friday evening. Việt Nam hasn't seen any new cases in the community for the past 36 days.

So far, a total of 184 COVID-19 patients out of the country's tally of 324 cases were quarantined right after entering the country.

A total of 267 cases have recovered, accounting for 82 per cent of the accumulative caseload, while the 57 active cases are being treated at different medical facilities across the country.

Six have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 after treatment, while three more have tested negative for the virus twice. 

More than 14,700 people are under quarantine at hospitals, medical stations and at home.

No fatalities have been reported in the country so far. — VNS