More than 71,000 patients recover from COVID-19 in Vietnam
VOV.VN - As many as 4,860 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital in Vietnam on August 8 after making a full recovery from the virus, raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 71,497, the Ministry of Health said on August 8 evening.
With more than 4,800 patients discharged from hospital, this is the highest number of the COVID-19 recoveries Vietnam has recorded on a daily basis since the start of the outbreak in January 2020.
Vietnam has since July 28 seen between 3,500 and 4,500 patients recover from the disease daily. Experts say this is a good sign for the COVID-19 treatment system in the country.
According to COVID-19 guidelines, the recovered patients will continue to self-isolate at home, self-monitor their health and immediately report to health authorities if abnormal symptoms develop.
As of 06.00 pm on August 8 Vietnam has documented 206,490 new locally transmitted cases following virus resurgence in late April and 210,405 cases since January 2020.
