Five more COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clear, bringing the total number of cured patients to 272, the treatment sub-section under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on May 25 afternoon.
One more patient has recovered from the coronavirus and been discharged from the Ninh Binh General Hospital on Thursday evening, lifting the total number of COVID-19 recovered patients in Việt Nam to 177.
The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday afternoon that 9 more patients have been cleared of COVID-19, raising total number of recovered patients to 169.
The Mekong Delta region has been badly hit by saltwater intrusion. Experts have warned that the region will have to suffer prolonged drought and saline intrusion during the rest of this year’s dry season.