{"id":1535,"date":"2020-04-17T12:02:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T04:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:07:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:07:31","slug":"covid-19-update-17th-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/covid-19-update-17th-april\/","title":{"rendered":"No New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Vietnam As 6 More Patients Are Discharged From Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID-19 in Vietnam, update on 17th April 2020<\/h2>\n
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The COVID-19 curve continues to flatten in Vietnam. This morning is the second time this month that we have gone 24 hours with no new cases<\/strong> spotted.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 6 previously-confirmed patients at 3 medical facilities across Vietnam have made recoveries<\/strong> and been discharged since our last update yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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No new cases in 24 hours<\/h3>\n
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\nImage credit: B\u1ec7nh Vi\u1ec7n S\u1ea3n Nhi Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

With no new COVID-19 cases spotted this morning, Vietnam has gone a full 24 hours without recording any new infections<\/strong>. This is the second time<\/strong> such an occurrence has happened this month, with the first being on 9th April 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019ll still take some more time before we can finally let our hair down and rejoice with friends, as the newest COVID-19 cluster of H\u1ea1 L\u00f4i Hamlet<\/a> in Hanoi is yet to be fully contained.\u00a0 Although the entire hamlet was locked down<\/a> immediately after the first case was spotted there, many of its citizens had been to other parts of the city beforehand, which means the risk of infection is still present in the community.<\/p>\n

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6 patients discharged<\/h3>\n
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\nPatient 211 being discharged from the Ninh B\u00ecnh General Hospital<\/em>
\nImage credit: D\u00e2n Tr\u00ed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

6 COVID-19 patients who were receiving treatment in the northern provinces of H\u00e0 Nam, Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh, and Ninh Binh were confirmed to have recovered yesterday, raising the total recovery count in Vietnam to 177. At present, only 91 cases are still active.<\/p>\n

Two of the 6 discharged patients, Patient 52 and Patient 149, had entered Vietnam from overseas and were monitored at the No. 2 Hospital in Quang Ninh.<\/p>\n

Patient 52<\/strong> is a 24-year-old woman from H\u1ea1 Long City, Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh. She was a student in the UK who returned on 9th March and was confirmed positive on 14th March 2020.<\/p>\n

Patient 149<\/strong> is a 40-year-old man from Long Bi\u00ean District, Hanoi. He flew in from Germany on 23rd March, was quarantined on arrival, and was confirmed positive on 26th March 2020.<\/p>\n

Three others are employees of the Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Sinh Company, which provided food, water, and logistical services for the B\u1ea1ch Mai Hospital, a major Covid-19 hotspot. They were treated at the H\u00e0 Nam General Hospital. They include:<\/p>\n