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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the Covid-19 National Steering Committee on Prevention and Combat, on the afternoon of May 12, chaired a meeting on the prevention and control of Covid-19 in Vietnam with the assistance of representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, several international experts, leaders of the Ministry of Health and representatives of various ministries and branches …
Regarding Covid-19 case number 251 in Ha Nam, Covid-19 was cured and later died of terminal cirrhosis, said Dr. Kidong Park, WHO Representative in Vietnam, a few years ago. On this day, representatives from WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC USA) and experts participated in a technical meeting at the Center for Online Management and Operation to support Covid-19 in the Department of Medical Care Administration (Ministry of Health). The meeting aimed to discuss updates to Covid-19 management guidelines, testing strategies, and patient deaths 251.
Dr. Kidong Park, WHO Representative in Vietnam
“At the meeting, we conducted a comprehensive review of the patient’s hospitalization, treatment process 251. A comprehensive review of the chronological procedure, the tests performed by this patient, after consecutive negative, high repeat visits, then clinical manifestations … The details given are completely logical, there is no reason to believe that it is not exact “- said Dr. Kidong Park.
According to the WHO Representative in Vietnam, this trust is the result of the long-term cooperation and work process of WHO, international experts with the health sector, laboratories and research facilities. ward, epidemiology in Vietnam …
Dr. Kidong Park also emphasized that he personally feels safe living and working in Vietnam recently. In the prevention stage of the Covid-19 epidemic to date, he has not yet visited his family. He is homesick himself, but thanks to information technology, he can communicate with his family every day.
Formerly as Bao Employee reported that, on the afternoon of 4-5, the Ministry of Health announced the death of terminal cirrhosis in Ha Nam early in the morning 1-5, not due to Covid-19. Male patient (64 years old, from Binh Luc, Ha Nam province) has been treated in the Gastrointestinal Department of Ha Nam General Hospital since March 20 with terminal cirrhosis, exhaustion, severe gout. stiffness, muscle atrophy. This death is Case 251 that was cured of Covid-19 and has been discharged for more than 2 weeks.
Previously, on April 7, the patient who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, was transferred to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases to treat Covid-19, becoming case number 251.
After 4 times of negative SARS-CoV-2 results in 10, 12, 15, and 17-4 days, 251 patients were determined to be cured and no longer had Covid-19 infection. Other diseases are stable, referral to treat cirrhosis from April 17.
Due to very severe cirrhosis in the final stage, before death, the patient presents coma due to severe impairment of liver function and electrolyte disturbance. The patient died with a diagnosis of terminal cirrhosis.
When the patient died, the Ha Nam General Hospital performed a negative SARS-CoV-2 test, the patient had no symptoms of lung damage caused by Covid-19.
From May 4 to 5, the Professional Council of the Ministry of Health met with the main experts and determined that this death was not caused by Covid-19.
As of May 13, Vietnam has not registered any cases of death due to Covid-19 and 27 days in Vietnam there were no cases in the community. Currently, there are 252/288 patients with Covid-19 in our country announced to be cured / discharged from the hospital, which represents 88% of the total cases treated. Currently, 36 patients are being treated in 6 health centers at the central and provincial level. Most patients have stable health.
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