>>> No new COVID-19 cases confirmed on June 10 morning
This afternoon, the hospital discharged two male patients from the northern port city of Hai Phong who were found to have contracted the coronavirus upon their return from abroad. They were quarantined immediately upon entry to prevent the spread of the disease to the community.
The patients are now in stable health and have produced multiple negative test results for SARS-CoV-2, thus making them eligible for the all-clear. They will continue to be isolated and monitored for the next 14 days at home.
The duo brings the total number of recoveries to 319 out of a total of 332 confirmed cases so far, a 96% success rate.
There are now only 13 COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment across the nation, with only four remaining at the Hanoi-based hospital.
As of Wednesday morning, Vietnam has gone through 55 straight days without a case of community transmission. Of the total 332 infections, 192 were imported and quarantined upon arrival.
Up until now, 49 out of 50 foreign COVID-19 patients have been declared as recovered after undergoing treatment in Vietnam. Currently, only Patient 91, a British pilot, is still being treated, currently at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, having previously being declared as free from the coronavirus. The patient has been able to sit up and continues to recover miraculously with 60% of his lungs have recovered, thanks to the stellar efforts of Vietnamese doctors.
