Health workers tend to a COVID-19 patient in critical condition at the branch in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Over 60 percent of the
COVID-19 patients still under treatment show mild clinical symptoms while 363
have tested negative for the from once to thrice, said
the National Committee for Prevention and Control.
As of June 8 morning, Vietnam had recorded 9,027
infection cases, including 3,509 recoveries and 53 fatalities.
More than 5,400 patients are undergoing
treatment at 106 healthcare establishments nationwide. The northern province of
Bac Giang is taking care of the largest number of patients, over 3,100, the
treatment sub-committee said.
It noted that more than 60 percent of the
patients show mild while 106 are forecast to get critical,
including 82 in very critical condition and three with fatality prediction.
There are nine patients living on the
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines at present.
The treatment subcommittee said leading experts
have frequently held telehealth consultations to give guidelines on the
treatment of severe cases, helping save many whose condition was previously
forecast to get worse.
Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Health
Ministry’s Department of Medical Service Administration and deputy head of the
treatment sub-committee, said healthcare establishments need to proactively
seek advice on serious cases from experts via the telehealth system, and the
ministry is always ready to send experts to help./.
Source: VietnamPlus
