Afternoon 14-3: One more case of COVID-19 entered Ho Chi Minh City, saving the lives of 2 more serious patients



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A new isolated case immediately after immigration in Ho Chi Minh City is cDisease 2554 (BN2554): male, 46 years old, specialist, Japanese nationality.

Patients from Japan entered Tan Son Nhat Airport on March 10 and were immediately quarantined after entering Ho Chi Minh City.

The test result on March 12 was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the patient is isolated and treated at the Cu Chi Field Hospital.

Surprisingly, the two most serious patients in this wave, including patient 1536 treated at Da Nang Lung Hospital and patient 1823 treated at Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, were saved by doctors, after an ECMO had to be treated. for a long time, mechanical. Ventilation for ill health.

Patient 1536 has been off ECMO for almost half a month, he is now awake, and his health is progressing in a good direction. Patient 1823 has successfully stopped ECMO on day 2, is gradually withdrawing from the ventilator, hemodynamic status and other functions are quite good.

These are the two most severe patients in this outbreak, in which patient 1536 is at high risk of death. Doctors rated this case as even more serious than the patient 91 British pilots. Currently both patients have been saved. There are no more serious COVID-19 patients in medical facilities.

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