All 16 people infected with the Covid-19 virus in Vietnam have recovered.

The Ministry of Health announced that today, February 20th, the 3-month-old girl infected with Covid-19 and being treated at the National Children's Hospital will be discharged. Her health is stable, she is alert, has no fever, feeds well, and has tested negative for Covid-19 twice. She is also the youngest patient infected with the Covid-19 virus in Vietnam.

Meanwhile, the 50-year-old patient (residing in Son Loi commune, Binh Xuyen district, Vinh Phuc province) - the father of patient NTD, who was part of the group of workers returning from Wuhan (China) and was previously infected with Covid-19 - will also be discharged from the hospital this afternoon, February 20th. This person is Vietnam's 16th case of Covid-19 infection.

In Ho Chi Minh City, according to Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, a 73-year-old Vietnamese-American patient who contracted Covid-19 and was treated there tested negative for the novel coronavirus twice (from February 12 to February 17). The patient has recovered but continues treatment due to underlying health conditions. He is expected to be discharged tomorrow afternoon, February 21.

Previously, on February 18th, the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the Binh Xuyen Medical Center (Vinh Phuc province) also discharged four Covid-19 patients who had recovered.

Thus far, all 16/16 cases of Covid-19 infection in Vietnam have recovered and tested negative for nCoV. According to the Ministry of Health, since February 13th, no new cases have been recorded in the country. Several provinces have met the criteria to declare the epidemic over, such as Khanh Hoa (33 days without an outbreak) and Thanh Hoa (26 days without new infections).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

According to a representative from the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, although there is no specific cure, Vietnam has an effective treatment protocol for Covid-19.

Because Covid-19 shares some characteristics with the previous SARS outbreak, Vietnam updated its treatment guidelines even before the Lunar New Year. Subsequently, the country continued to vigorously train and implement these treatment protocols in hospitals.

In this regard, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management has issued specific treatment strategies, ranging from initial patient reception guidelines and isolation to the use of medications, intravenous fluids, and the most necessary emergency equipment for critically ill patients, utilizing modern medical equipment.

Lan Oanh