Seven COVID-19 patients were given the all-clear and released from hospitals in central Thua Thien-Hue province and nearby Da Nang city on August 19 after testing negative to SARS-CoV-2 between three and eight times.
A doctor at the Hue Central Hospital examines health of a patient before she is discharged (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - Seven COVID-19 patients were given theall-clear and released from hospitals in central Thua Thien-Hue province and nearbyDa Nang city on August 19 after testing negative to SARS-CoV-2 between threeand eight times.
Five of these, who have severe underlying conditions and are from DaNang, a pandemic hotspot, were treated at the Hue Central Hospital, which iscurrently treating six other COVID-19 patients.
The remaining patients, both residents of Da Nang, were discharged fromthe Da Nang Lung Hospital.
All will undergo quarantine for a further 14 days in the city, in linewith the Health Ministry’s regulations.
Between July 27 and August 19, Da Nang announced it had successfullytreated 78 COVID-19 patients.
Vietnam has so far reported 989 infections, of which 649 are fromcommunity transmission, including 509 with links to Da Nang since July 25./.
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A doctor at the Hue Central Hospital examines health of a patient before she is discharged (Photo: VNA) 
