Dong Nai records 3 Covid-19 cases, Department of Health requests medical facilities to increase examination, detection and treatment

Doctors at Dong Nai Children's Hospital examine the health of a Covid-19 patient on the morning of May 20. Photo: Contributor

In Dong Nai, from the beginning of 2025 to now, there have been 3 Covid-19 cases recorded, a decrease of 37 cases compared to the same period last year. Currently, there is one Covid-19 patient being treated at Dong Nai Children's Hospital.

The patient is a 1-year-old girl named D.TV, residing in Trang Bom district, admitted to the hospital on May 7, with a fever for the third day, dry cough, hoarseness, and difficulty breathing.

At the Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Department, the patient was put on a ventilator, given antibiotics, treated, and given intensive care. The sputum test results on May 13 showed that the patient was positive for CMV virus (a type of virus that causes infection), SARS Cov-2 virus. By May 19, the patient had been weaned off the ventilator and is currently on CPAP.

Taking samples for testing at Thong Nhat General Hospital during the previous Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Bich Nhan

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In Vietnam, since the beginning of 2025, there have been 148 scattered cases of Covid-19 recorded in 27 provinces and cities and no deaths.

In Dong Nai alone, as of May 20, the whole province has recorded 3 cases of Covid-19 infection (higher than the same period last year).

To proactively respond to the epidemic situation and ensure good examination, detection, admission and treatment, Director of the Department of Health Le Quang Trung said that the department has requested hospital directors to urgently review and update the admission and treatment plan for Covid-19 patients.

In addition, prepare facilities, isolation areas, medical equipment, and medical supplies to organize admission, isolation, diagnosis, treatment, and infection control.

Strengthen infection prevention measures, especially respiratory infections, to minimize the spread of disease in medical examination and treatment facilities.

Covid-19 testing room at the provincial Center for Disease Control during the previous pandemic. Photo: Bich Nhan

Hospitals also need to have solutions to ensure safety for patients in high-risk groups (such as pregnant women, people with underlying diseases, serious illnesses, the elderly, etc.), intensive care areas, cardiovascular, artificial kidney, surgery, etc. When there are cases, medical facilities need to seriously report cases according to regulations.

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Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/xa-hoi/y-te/202505/dong-nai-ghi-nhan-3-ca-nhiem-covid-19-so-y-te-yeu-cau-cac-co-so-y-te-tang-cuong-kham-phat-hien-dieu-tri-6416815/