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There have been a total of 270 confirmed cases until now with 51 people still being treated or quarantined at hospitals. The majority of them are in stable health. Three patients have seen worsened health developments. Two patients no longer have a fever and will stop using ventilators soon. The third no longer has a fever but improvement is very slow and is still in danger and needs to use a ventilator.
Tran Dac Phu, an adviser to Vietnam's Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, said the public must not let their guard down and must follow basic rules like wearing face masks and keeping a distance in public.
"I think many people are being careless recently when they gathered close to each other at the beach. They think that the outbreak has ended and this is dangerous," he said.
Two patients in HCM City have been tested positive for the virus again 15 days after recovery. They had been to the Buddha Bar and treated at Cu Chi Field Hospital. The patient 124 is a 52-year-old Brazilian who was discharged on April 14 after tested negative for the virus three times. The patient 235 is a 25-year-old British man who was discharged a day later.
Both of the patients were isolated at home for 14 days after being discharged. Since three patients have been tested positive again on the 15th day, HCM City Department of Health decided to test all discharged patients for 30 days after being discharged.
HCM City is now treating seven patients, including six false-positive cases.
