COVID-19 patient in Ha Giang declared fully recovered

A in the Dong Van General Hospital (Photo: VNA)

Ha Giang (VNA) – Vietnam’s
268th COVID-19 patient, who was quarantined and treated at the Dong Van
General Hospital in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, was declared to have fully recovered from the disease on
April 30.

The patient, a H’Mong ethnic minority girl in Dong Van
district’s Pho La commune, was confirmed as ’s first infection
on April 16. She will be quarantined and monitored for the next 14 days at the hospital.

The provincial People’s Committee has decided
to lift the lockdown order on the , Pho Bang town, and
Pho La commune in Dong Van district, and the Thanh Thuy medical station in Vi Xuyen
district from 0:00 on April 30.

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Son said the localities have been ordered
to effectively continue implementing measures to both contain the spread of the
virus and ensure socio-economic development and social security and stability.

Regulations on social distancing and disease prevention guidelines such as wearing
face masks and keeping a safe distance from others in public places will still be
strictly enforced in the province, he stressed

According to Director of the Ha
Giang Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Sung Dai Hung, his agency
is working closely with relevant local departments to provide quick support to local
people affected by the pandemic.

Ha Giang is striving to provide payments to those entitled to support before May
12, he said./.