On February 18, the last two patients at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases are discharged from hospital. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam has gradually developed an effective treatment plan for coronavirus patients with 15 out of 16 infected cases successfully treated, the Ministry of Health has said. Speaking at a conference on February 19, Dr Luong Ngoc Khue , Director of the ministry's Department of Medical Examination and Treatment and deputy head of the sub-committee on treatment at the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, said although there is no specific drugs that kills the virus, the treatment regime applied has proved to be working. Among those successfully, many have been reported underlying diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and lung cancer. By February 19, nine have been discharged from hospitals. The remaining patients are in good health and will be discharged in the coming days, he said. Khue said since the early days of the epidemic, the health sector had immediately convened the professional council with leading professors to develop and update guidelines for early treatment. These guidelines have been implemented at hospitals and health clinics nationwide. After the first three patients were… Read full this story
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