Four more COVID-19 patients, who were being treated at the Da Nang Lung Hospital, were discharged on Wednesday morning, after their reports tested negative twice, on August 30 and 31.

A representative of the Da Nang Lung Hospital (first, right) and the recovered patients pose for a photograph before they leave the hospital on Wednesday morning.

The recoveries are three senior citizens aged 101, 83 and 71, and a 36 year- old man.

The oldest patient aged 101 and her daughter aged 71 were hospitalised in the Da Nang Lung Hospital on August 20 after testing positive for COVID-19. The 101 year-old woman has a kidney disease and high blood pressure.

The 101 year-old woman has been the oldest patient among hospital discharges in Da Nang since coronavirus first emerged in the city in late 2020, and she has become the first oldest patient in Da Nang to survive the coronavirus outbreak and recover from the coronavirus infection. She was a critically ill COVID-19 patient who was on ventilator support while she was being treated for coronavirus.

All the doctors, nurses gave their best in the successful treatment of elderly patients in the ongoing pandemic in order to help reduce the fatality rate for patients in their 70s and over and those with underlying medical conditions.

The 101-year-old woman and her daughter aged 71, from Phu Thuong village, Hoa Son Commune, Hoa Vang District, are living under very difficult circumstances. Apart from taking good care of the two senior citizens, staff at the Da Nang Lung Hospital donated food and milk to them while they were being treated for coronavirus as their relatives were stuck in Ho Chi Minh due to COVID-19. 

All patients’ clinical status is appropriate for discharge, and assessed to have stable and recovering respiratory function. They are no longer contagious and pose no risk to the public, the doctors said.

After discharges, the recoveries must complete 14 days isolation at home, and undergo COVID-19 testing in line with the Ministry of Health’s regulations. monitoring for 14 days and sampling for testing according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health. economic.

Reporting by L.H – Translating by H.L