Four more patients with COVID-19 recover, total at 373

July 31, 2020 - 15:39

Four more patients with COVID-19 recovered and were released from treatment facility of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on July 31, lifting total cases being given the all-clear to 373.

Four COVID-19 patients have recovered and were released from the treatment facility of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on Friday morning. — Photo courtesy of the hospital

HÀ NỘI — Four more patients with COVID-19 recovered and were released from the treatment facility at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on Friday, lifting the total cases being given the all-clear to 373.

They include two Vietnamese men and two Burmese men who are sailors on the Ipanema ship.

Two Vietnamese men, Patient 356 and Patient 359, were admitted to the hospital on July 5. During treatment, they all had two tests and all tests came back negative for SARS-CoV-2 on July 28 and 30.

The two Burmese patients, Patient 383 and Patient 413, were admitted to the hospital on July 19. During treatment, they passed two tests and results were negative for SARS-CoV-2 on July 27 and 30.

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

They will continue to be isolated and monitored at the hospital for the next 14 days, according to the Sub-Committee for Treatment of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

As of Friday morning, Việt Nam reported 45 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total confirmed patients to 509. Six provinces and cities including Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi and Đắk Lắk, have reported a total of 93 community transmission cases since July 25. — VNS

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