Breaking: Coronavirus: Vietnam Cures All Infected Patients

By Fola James

Corona virus patients have been cured for the first time after the epidemic broke out two months ago.

The Isreali ministry of health has also announced break-though in the production of vaccines meant to cure the virus which has killed over 3000 in China and still spreading wide across the globe.

On Saturday the Vietnamese authorities announced that all the patients infected by the virus in the country have now been cured.

Except more cases are recorded the country has become the first to cure all patients infected with the deadly virus.

“If fighting COVID-19 has been a war, then we have won the first round but not the entire war because the situation can be very unpredictable,” Vietnam’s Ministry of Health quoted Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam as saying, referring to the illness caused by the coronavirus, during an online conference with city and provincial officials on Tuesday.

Worldwide, the outbreak has led to the infection of more than 83,000.

Nigeria has also recorded its index case on Friday, being the first in sub Saharan African to do so.

World Health Organization (WHO) officials and health experts said the government’s swift response to the emergency was crucial in containing the crisis at the early stage.

Vietnam’s novel coronavirus nightmare began when two Chinese nationals were found to be the first cases in Ho Chi Minh City on January 23, the first day of the Lunar New Year celebration holiday, casting a gloomy air over the festive season.

Vietnam officially declared the coronavirus an epidemic on February 1, when the number of cases in the country rose to six.

On February 13, the health ministry ordered all 10,600 residents of Son Loi to remain under lock-down for 20 days, after more cases were confirmed.

There were fears that the situation may escalate further before the authorities announced a reprieve on Saturday.

“The country has activated its response system at the early stage of the outbreak, by intensifying surveillance, enhancing laboratory testing, ensuring infection prevention and control and case management in healthcare facilities, clear risk communication message, and multi-sectoral collaboration,” Park, the WHO official, said.

Meanwhile, the Lagos and Ogun state government have isolated persons suspected to have  come in contact with the Italian who brought the virus to the country.

Others are still being tracked by health authorities for quarantine.

The World Health Organisation has however disclosed that there is no cure for the virus yet