Two more Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospital on Wednesday while the British pilot who was in critical condition is also showing signs of recovery according to the Ministry of Health.
A British Covid-19 patient is discharged from hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on April 15. Photo by Laodong
A 34-year-old Vietnamese male patient was released from hospital in the southern city of Can Tho this morning after testing negative for SARS-CoV-2 three consecutive times on April 12, 13 and 14.
The second patient is a 25-year-old British tourist who was treated at the Cu Chi Field Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and also tested negative for the virus three consecutive times.
The two patients will be further quarantined for another 14 days.
According to the Ministry of Health, a British pilot, who had been among the most serious cases being treated in Vietnam, is showing some signs of recovery.
The British pilot being treated at the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases. Photo by Vietnamnet
Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, said on the morning of April 15 that the 43-year-old male patient still tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 but he had stable pulse and blood pressure levels and had no fever.
"The patient is now still in the Intensive Care Unit and needs the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines, but his condition is improving," the doctor said.
So far 171 Covid-19 patients have recovered among the 267 infection cases in the country.
