Due attention paid to treatment of COVID-19 patients with malaria

Dr Tran Van Giang from the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (Source: nhandan.com.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – are paying due regard to the treatment of a
number of at the who are
also suffering from malaria.

Dr
Tran Van Giang from the hospital said 15 patients were found to have also contracted
malaria.

Six
are infected by both malaria and , with the remainder testing negative for
the coronavirus but remaining under quarantine.

The
number of patients with malaria is projected to rise, he added.

The
hospital was ready to cope with malaria, given that every year many Vietnamese
workers returning from Africa are found to be infected with the disease.

Prompt
treatment before patients exhibit the symptoms of malaria could contribute to
the successful treatment of COVID-19.

Patients
carrying both the malaria parasite and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes
COVID-19, are likely to suffer more severe damage to inner organs than those
who only have COVID-19.

Treatment
will be more difficult for them, as medication must be considered thoroughly to
avoid any unwanted interaction, and they must undergo more tests./.