Patient 936 (L) waves at a medical worker of the Hoa Vang COVID-19 treatment hospital on September 23 when preparing to return home (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) - Thelast COVID-19 patient in central Da Nang city to recover from the disease wasdischarged from hospital on September 23.
Patient 936, admitted to the Hoa Vang COVID-19treatment hospital on August 15, tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus threetimes and will be quarantined at home for a further 14 days.
Today is the 26th straight day Da Nang has been freeof any community transmission of COVID-19. The city was the scene of the latestoutbreak in Vietnam, which began on July 25.
Dr Dang Cong Quyt from the Hoa Vang COVID-19treatment hospital said it handled the largest number of patients in mid-August- nearly 200 at a time.
Despite concerns about the lack of specialisedmedicine and the number of patients with underlying health conditions andrelated fatalities, thanks to support from medical experts and hospitals in otherlocalities, the hospital managed to cure its patients, he noted.
Director of the Da Nang Department of Health NgoThi Kim Yen attributed the success in COVID-19 containment to efforts not only bythe local health sector but also the entire political system, local residents,and citizens nationwide.
As of the morning of September 23, Vietnam hadbeen free of community transmission of COVID-19 for 20 consecutive days.
Of the total of 1,068 cases, 691 were community infections,including 551 linked with Da Nang since July 25. There were 980 patients intotal who recovered, while 35 died./.
VNA
