The first pneumonia patient in Cho Ray was discharged from the hospital

28-year-old patient Li Zichao was discharged on the morning of February 4 at Cho Ray Hospital.

Doctor Nguyen Tri Thuc, Director of Cho Ray Hospital, said patient confirmed positive for the new corona virus from January 23, nCoV test negative from 27/1. Currently, the patient has had 4 consecutive negative tests and is completely healthy.

The patient wishes to stay in the hospital to take care of his father (the second pneumonia patient) who is being treated, and encourages him mentally.

"Thank you very much to the doctors and doctors for their enthusiastic treatment, not only to cure me but also to take care of my spirit, facilitate the stay and take care of my father", Mr. Li Zichao shared during the discharge ceremony.

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Mr. Li Zichao during the discharge ceremony on February 4 morning. Photo: Huu Khoa.

Dr. Le Quoc Hung, Head of Tropical Diseases at Cho Ray Hospital, said that the health of 66-year-old Li Ding's father is improving well, clinical symptoms are stable, biochemical tests give stable results. . Patients with many underlying diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, ever stenting, and surgery for lung cancer have made the treatment more difficult.

Associate Professor Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of Medical Examination and Treatment, Ministry of Health, said that the number of patients in China who have died of old age and underlying diseases is very high. "Although the father is still positive, his improved health is a very good signal, it is necessary to continue monitoring and treatment to quickly recover from the disease", Mr. Khue said.

Associate Professor Phan Trong Lan, Director of Pasteur Ho Chi Minh City, highly appreciated the doctors of Cho Ray Hospital who suspected, isolated 2 patients and promptly discovered the disease. The good news is that 28 people in close contact with 2 patients have almost passed the control period, the team of medical doctors and doctors treating no one has any signs of the disease.

The case of nCoV spread from person to person of two Chinese father and son was reported by doctors of the Pasteur Institute and Cho Ray in the leading medical journal The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on January 28. "As soon as there is enough scientific evidence on human-to-human transmission, we quickly report to contribute to the world's epidemiological picture, helping more countries in the fight against the epidemic," said Associate Professor Lan.

On this occasion, representatives of the Ministry of Health awarded certificates of merit from the Prime Minister to the Cho Ray Hospital collective. The Ministry of Health also awarded certificates of merit to collectives and individuals from Cho Ray Hospital and Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City.

Le Phuong