June 18, 2020 | 14:42 (GMT+7)
Vietnam goes 62 straight days without new COVID-19 cases
Vietnam has gone 62 consecutive days with no new COVID-19 cases reported as of 6pm on June 17, keeping the total infections in the country at 335, with no fatalities, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Among the infections are 195 imported cases, who were put under quarantine upon arrival.
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The British pilot - Vietnam’s 91st COVID-19 patient - has experienced a miraculous recovery. |
The number of patients given the all clear totals 325, or 97 percent.
Some 7,250 people having close contact with patients or entering from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined at hospitals, concentrated quarantine establishments, and home.
Of the 10 confirmed cases receiving treatment, four have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 at least twice.
The British pilot known as Vietnam’s 91st COVID-19 patient has experienced a miraculous recovery.
His lungs have recovered 90 percent, while his kidneys, heart, liver, and pancreatic enzymes are back to normal. He can also move his hands and use a mobile phone.
According to Dr Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment at the Ministry of Health, the patient no longer needs a lung transplant.
Source: VNA