The Ben Cau medical centre in An Giang province where the woman receives treatment. (Photo: VNA)According to the National Steering Committee for
COVID-19 Prevention and Control’s Treatment Subcommittee, the woman, who lives in Chau Thanh district, had contracted
tuberculosis, suffered from high blood pressure and had been a type 2 diabetic
for more than 10 years.
On June 2, the woman returned from Cambodia to Vietnam together with her daughter and grandchild via the Moc Bai International
Border Gate in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh, where they were all
quarantined on arrival.
After testing positive for the coronavirus two days
later, she was hospitalised at Ben Cau medical centre in a state of exhaustion
and with chest pain.
Then, she was diagnosed with tuberculosis resulting from acute
respiratory distress syndrome associated with COVID-19.
On June 11, the was put on mechanical
ventilation and received intensive care, however, due to the rapid progression
of the infection, worsening respiratory failure and underlying chronic health
problems, she did not respond well to treatment and died on June 14.
As of noon on June 18, Vietnam has logged
10,755 domestic and 1,669 imported COVID-19 infections. The number of cases in
the fourth COVID-19 wave is 9,185./.
Source: VietnamPlus
