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The critical patient, Le Tuyet Hang, was admitted to Hanoi’s National Hospital of Tropical Diseases for Covid-19 treatment on March 7. She has undergone the longest treatment of all novel coronavirus infections recorded so far in the country, at more than 80 days, and has been one of its most critical cases. … [Read more...] about Covid-19 patient with longest treatment period recovers

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases in the last 12 hours from 18:00 on May 26 to 6:00 on May 27, entering the 41st consecutive day with no transmission in the community, announced the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Of the country’s total 327 infections, 187 imported cases were quarantined upon their arrivals, posing no risk of community transmission. … [Read more...] about Vietnam enters 41st day without COVID-19 community transmission

The latest patient (No 327) is a 31-year-old Vietnamese man living in the northern province of Nam Dinh. His was isolated right after his arrival at the airport on May 13 and he tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the same day. On May 25, the patient’s fourth test was confirmed positive for the virus by Thai Binh Center for Disease Control and then was subsequently reported positive again by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology. He is now placed into isolation to undergo treatment at Thai Binh General Hospital. … [Read more...] about One more COVID-19 infection returning from Russia takes total tally to 327

Vientiane (VNA) - As of May 27, Laos had reported no new COVID-19 cases in the community for 45 straight days, the country’s national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control told a press conference in the capital Vientiane on May 27. The country conducted a total of 5,938 tests and identified just 19 cases. Its Ministry of Health revealed on May 27 that two more patients had recovered, bringing the total to 16 of the 19 cases.     The same day, the Philippines confirmed 380 new infections - the highest number in a single day for seven weeks and raising its tally to 15,049. Ninety-four more patients have been given the all-clear, for a total of 3,506, according to the country’s Health Ministry. Fatalities stand at 904. Indonesia, meanwhile, reported 686 new cases on May 27, raising its total to 23,851. The country also confirmed 55 new fatalities, for 1,473 in total. Some 6,057 patients have recovered. Thailand has reported nine new imported … [Read more...] about COVID-19 fight continues in Southeast Asia

Importantly, his pneumonia is not under control yet, with the burkholderia cenocepacia bacteria, a type of opportunistic pathogen, present in his swab samples. Dealing with the infection would be difficult considering that the patient is immunocompromised, doctors have said. … [Read more...] about Comatose British Covid-19 patient back on dialysis