Associate. Prof. Dr Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the treatment sub-committee under the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, said Patient 437 is now in an extremely severe condition and undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
An consultation held to seek treatment regimens
The patient, a 61-year-old man, from Danang’s Cam Le District has other diseases such as kidney failure, high blood pressure, gout and diabetes. He has been staying at Danang Hospital for the treatment of the diseases for a long time.
Senior experts have held consultations and directly helped Danang Hospital for his treatment. However, his problems have remained serious.
Besides him, Covid-19 patients 416, 418, 428, 431, 436 and 438 at Danang hospitals are experiencing worsened conditions.
Managing Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said that the Ministry of Health is focusing on assisting Danang in the fight against Covid-19.
The ministry has set up a special task force led by Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son to support Danang. The task force includes 65 health experts who have experience in helping other localities in Vietnam in the Covid-19 battle.
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 health workers have also been arranged to assist the city. The ministry has sent a contingent of qualified doctors, including Director of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Tuan, to come to Danang.
HCM City Pasteur Institute has mobilised staff to establish Covid-19 testing facilities in Danang which are expected to carry out around 7,000 tests per day.
The Ministry of Health has brought 10 ventilators and more N95 medical masks to hospitals in Danang and Hue Central Hospital.
Since the first Covid-19 community transmission case was announced on July 25, Danang has to date confirmed 80 cases with the majority connected to Danang Hospital.
The figure has raised the country’s total community infection case to 93 over the past week.
