A representative from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Doctor Drew Posey, sent an email of congratulations to Cho Ray Hospital on the successful treatment of a serious Covid-19 patient who is the 43-year-old British pilot, Stephen Cameron.
British pilot Stephen Cameron poses for a photo with doctors at the Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11 when he is discharged from the hospital. Photo by Cho Ray Hospital.
The information was announced by Cho Ray Hospital on July 12.
The US CDC’s representative noted that amid a lot of unhappy news about the pandemic situation, it was great to see Cho Ray Hospital receiving positive attention from international media.
The doctor also included a link to an article titled “A Scottish pilot who became an emblem of Vietnam’s virus fight leaves hospital”. It was published in the New York Times on the day Stephen Cameron was discharged from the hospital.
Stephen Cameron, the most critical COVID-19 patient in Vietnam, underwent total 115 days of treatment at the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Cho Ray Hospital.
Cho Ray Hospital held a ceremony to discharge him in the morning of July 11.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health hosted a final consultation to conclude that the British pilot was free of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and thus eligible for discharge from the hospital and repatriation.
Three Vietnamese doctors accompanied Cameron throughout the trip.
According to experts, although Cameron has made a full recovery from the COVID-19, it will take him time to re-integrate back into the community and work again.
Some photos of the British patient taken by Dantri/DTiNews at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi before the flight:
British pilot Stephen Cameron boards Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in Hanoi at midnight July 11.
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