Testing samples for COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A man who previously was given
the all-clear of COVID-19 died on May 1 due to , not COVID-19,
the National Steering Committee for Prevention and Control confirmed
on May 4.
The 64-year-old man, known as patient No.251, had perished in the
northern province of Ha Nam.
He first tested positive for on April 7 and was treated
at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi until April 17 when he
was discharged.
He tested negative four times before being transferred to Ha Nam General
Hospital for continued treatment of his underlying conditions.
The patient was first admitted to his local hospital for treatment for liver
cirrhosis, exhaustion and severe gout on March 20.
After the patient died, Ha Nam General Hospital conducted a SARS-CoV-2 test
that returned negative. The man also did not have any symptoms of lung damage
caused by COVID-19.
The steering committee met earlier on May 4 and determined the man had not died
due to contracted the coronavirus.
To
date, Vietnam has reported 271 infections and no deaths./.
Source: VietnamPlus
