Sixteen COVID-19 patients recover, total reaches 144
Sixteen more COVID-19 patients, including 12 Vietnamese and four foreigners, have recovered and were discharged from six hospitals across the country on April 10, bringing the country’s total recoveries to 144.
Two COVID-19 patients in Binh Thuan province are discharged from the hospital (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Sixteenmore COVID-19 patients, including 12 Vietnamese and four foreigners, haverecovered and were discharged from six hospitals across the country on April 10,bringing the total number of recoveries to 144.
The information was released bythe treatment sub-committee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control.
Nine patients, including threeforeigners and six Vietnamese, were treated at the National Hospital forTropical Diseases. They are: Patient 26 (female, 50, British); Patient 86(female, 54, Vietnamese); Patient 94 (female, 64, Vietnamese); Patient 148(male, 58, French); Patient 194 (female, 42, Vietnamese); Patient 202 (female,57, Vietnamese); Patient 205 (male, 37, Vietnamese); Patient 237 (male, 64,Swedish); Patient 249 (male, 55, Vietnamese).
At Bac Ninh General Hospital,Patient 74 (male, 23, Vietnamese) has also recovered afterbeing admitted on March 18.
During the course of treatment,the patient tested negative three times for SARS-CoV-2 on April 1, 5 and 8.
At the Ho Chi Minh CityChildren's Hospital, Patient 204 (male, 10, Vietnamese) was hospitalisedon March 18. During treatment, the patient tested negative three times forSARS-CoV-2.
Patient 135 has also recoveredat Da Nang Hospital. The female patient, 27, Vietnamese, was admitted tothe hospital on March 25. She also tested negative three times for SARS-CoV-2.
At Binh Thuan General Hospital,Patient 36 (female, 64, Vietnamese) and Patient 44 (male, 11, Vietnamese) wereboth admitted to the hospital on March 11. During treatment, theytested negative three times for SARS-CoV-2.
At Cu Chi COVID-19 treatmenthospital in HCM City, Patient 157 (female, 31, British) was admitted to thehospital on March 26, and Patient 171 (female, 19, Vietnamese) wasadmitted on March 28. Both have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 three times.
All 16 patients willcontinue to be quarantined and monitored for the next 14 days.
As of April 10 morning, Vietnamhad confirmed 255 COVID-19 patients and no fatalities./.
Five more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from Cu Chi acute respiratory hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang Hospital on April 4, bringing the total number of patients given the all-clear in Vietnam to 90.
There were no new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection reported in Vietnam overnight, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on April 10 morning.
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Two COVID-19 patients in Binh Thuan province are discharged from the hospital (Photo: VNA) 
