Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) health condition of 42 patients under treatment in Ho Chi Minh City has
showed positive progress, Director of the municipal Health Department Nguyen
Tan Binh told a on March 28.
He said among
them, seven have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 twice and could be discharged
from hospitals in coming days, and two were negative once, adding that no
patient is on ventilator.
Binh also refuted online rumor about
one death from the disease.
The official said on March 28
morning, a new infection case was found in the city, raising the total number
of patients to 42. The patients are being treated at the Hospital for Tropical
Diseases, the for acute respiratory disease, and the Can Gio Hospital.
According to Binh, investigations
showed about 100,000 people from abroad have entered the city since March 8. On
March 27, 1,000 of them were tested with one positive case.
Nearly 9,700 people in the city are
currently under quarantine in designated facilities or at homes and
accommodations.
The city is preparing more
facilities to accommodate about 5,000.
The health department also plans
to recommend scenarios to the municipal People’s Committee to respond to
situations when there are 50-100, or even 500 infection cases, he said./.
Source: VietnamPlus
