May 08, 2020 | 20:45 (GMT+7)
Eight more COVID-19 patients given all-clear
Eight more COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clear, bringing the total number of cured patients to 241, the treatment sub-section under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on May 8 afternoon.
Among the newly recovered patients, one was treated at the Traditional Medicine-Function Rehabilitation Hospital of the south-central province of Binh Thuan, and seven at the second branch of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.
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Six out of eight patients have been given the all-clear on May 8. (Photo: suckhoedoisong) |
Those patients will continue to be quarantined and have their health monitored in the next 14 days.
Vietnam had recorded no new infections in community in COVID-19 for 22 consecutive days as of the morning of May 8.
There were 17 new imported cases on May 7, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 288, with zero fatalities.
All of the new patients reported on May 7 evening are Vietnamese nationals returning from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a Vietnam Airlines flight. They include a new born baby.
Source: VNA