11-year-old boy recovers from COVID-19

The was given the all-clear on April 2 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
Vietnam’s 73rd
COVID-19 case, who returned to Vietnam from the UK on March 15, was given
the all-clear on April 2 morning.

The 11-year-old boy, who is a
, was hospitalised at the of Thanh Mien district
in the northern province of Hai Duong on March 15.

He will continue to be isolated
and monitored for the next 14 days.

With the latest case of recovery,
Vietnam has successfully treated 64 of its 222 confirmed COVID-19 patients. 

Deputy Head of the Treatment
Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control Luong Ngoc Khue said that there was good news in treating patients with
COVID- 19. As of noon on April 2, 64 patients have recovered, while 54
others have tested negative at least once, including 43 having tested negative
twice.

“Over the past days, the
Centre for Management, Administration, Support for Diagnosis and Treatment of
People with COVID-19 has invited leading professors to consult with frontline
hospitals on the treatment of COVID-19 patients, especially those in critical
conditions. We keep updated about the situation of cases and provided timely
guidance, advice and support to hospitals when they meet with difficulties in
treating COVID-19 patients,” said Khue./.