Nghe An: The cause of illness in a woman returning from China has been identified.
(Baonghean.vn) - A female patient suspected of having respiratory infection caused by the new strain of Corona virus is being isolated, monitored and treated for symptoms at the Provincial General Hospital. She tested negative for nCoV and only had common influenza B.
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| HTT patients are isolated, monitored and treated. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
The female patient suspected of having nCov is being isolated, monitored and treated for symptoms at the General Hospital of Friendship, Ms. HTT (42 years old, in Kim Khe village, Chau Kim commune, Que Phong district).
On January 18, 2020, patient HTT left China by car from this country. In the afternoon of the same day, the patient arrived at Mong Cai Border Gate, Quang Ninh Province. On January 19, the patient took a North-South bus to Yen Ly Junction, Dien Chau District, Nghe An Province, then took another bus to Chau Kim Commune, Que Phong District.
On January 28, 2020, patient HTT showed symptoms of fever, cough, sneezing, and difficulty breathing. Detecting symptoms similar to Wuhan flu caused by the new strain of Corona virus, the patient took a bus to the Provincial General Hospital for examination and testing...
At Nghe An Provincial General Hospital, the patient was examined, tested, had samples taken, isolated, monitored, and treated with intravenous fluids, antipyretics, and antibiotics to prevent secondary infection at the hospital's Tropical Diseases Center.
The patient's specimen has been sent by Nghe An Center for Disease Control to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for testing....
By January 31, 2020, after treatment, Ms. HTT's fever was gone and all symptoms of the disease had reduced.
This morning, February 1, Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of the Center for Disease Control of Nghe An province informed: The test results of the Central Epidemiology Department for the patient HTT's sample were negative for nCoV. The patient only had common influenza B./.
