More Covid-19 patients face worsening health in Vietnam
About 16 Covid-19 patients are in critical condition and two people need ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine to breathe, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health announced on May 17.
A 65-year-old patient from An Giang Province and a 54-year-old patient from Thai Binh Province are now in critical condition and need ECMO machines to breathe because they have several underlying illnesses. Meanwhile, 15 other patients need ventilators and four patients are in serious condition.
Among the patients is a 25-year-old doctor who works at Phuc Yen General Hospital in Vinh Phuc Province. He is related to the outbreak at Sunny Karaoke Bar in the province. The CT-Scan results showed that his right lung had collapsed and only 10-20% of the lung is continuing to function.
The 65-year-old patient is being treated at HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases while other patients are being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Bac Ninh Provincial General Hospital is treating 46 Covid-19 patients in which 23 cases need to use ventilators and two cases are in severe conditions.
A total of 289 patients are being treated at 10 medical facilities in Bac Ninh Province. Ga Binh Field Hospital has 71 patients and Thuan Thanh Medical Station has 62 patients.
As of Monday noon, Vietnam has recorded a total of 4,242 Covid-19 cases.
Health workers take care of a Covid-19 patient
A 65-year-old patient from An Giang Province and a 54-year-old patient from Thai Binh Province are now in critical condition and need ECMO machines to breathe because they have several underlying illnesses. Meanwhile, 15 other patients need ventilators and four patients are in serious condition.
Among the patients is a 25-year-old doctor who works at Phuc Yen General Hospital in Vinh Phuc Province. He is related to the outbreak at Sunny Karaoke Bar in the province. The CT-Scan results showed that his right lung had collapsed and only 10-20% of the lung is continuing to function.
The 65-year-old patient is being treated at HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases while other patients are being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
Bac Ninh Provincial General Hospital is treating 46 Covid-19 patients in which 23 cases need to use ventilators and two cases are in severe conditions.
A total of 289 patients are being treated at 10 medical facilities in Bac Ninh Province. Ga Binh Field Hospital has 71 patients and Thuan Thanh Medical Station has 62 patients.
As of Monday noon, Vietnam has recorded a total of 4,242 Covid-19 cases.
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