Doctor burst into tears when his colleague recovered from Covid-19 4
Standing in the lobby of the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital, surrounded by a crowd of people, she answered in a choked voice: `Doctor Thanh has recovered and been discharged from the hospital. We are really happy!`.
Doctor Do Thi Phuong Mai is Deputy Head of the Department of General Infectious Diseases.
`During the days of Thanh’s treatment, I never saw him complain or fear that his illness would get worse,` Dr. Mai shared.
Having been in the profession for 27 years, I have witnessed many joys and sorrows here, but `this time, Thanh really touched me,` the doctor said, his eyes red.
Dr. Mai became emotional when mentioning that his colleague infected with nCoV had recovered.
When hearing the news that Dr. Thanh was infected with the virus, everyone in the department was worried.
`The most difficult thing is to treat patients while also ensuring safety against epidemics and avoiding cross-infection,` the doctor shared.
All anti-infection skills are strictly required.
`I have better conditions: I have a private room, so when I rest I can take off my mask. The staff don’t dare to leave, even though your bed ensures a distance of 2 meters,` she said.
The Department of General Infectious Diseases treats Covid-19 patients who are in stable health and do not need emergency assistance.
Patients without lung damage will be classified into a group, computed tomography (CT) every 6 days, X-ray every 3 days to evaluate whether lung damage has begun or not.
Medical staff in the department are divided into 2 groups, each group consisting of 3 doctors and 8 nurses, working for 14 days, then resting, replacing the other group.
In her department, the patients’ health is stable so they can serve themselves, making it less difficult for the doctors.
`We always try to so that patients don’t suffer from side effects that push them to a serious condition, putting an additional burden on the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Department,` the doctor confided.
Doctor Do Thi Phuong Mai on the day a Covid-19 patient was discharged from the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital, April 7.
After a month of not returning, she said she missed home very much.
Being at the hospital day and night since the epidemic returned, the rhythm of life changed. At first she had insomnia and stress, but remained steadfast and encouraged her teammates to work optimistically.
An experienced warrior fighting epidemics, from cholera, dengue fever to measles, but when he saw more and more Covid-19 patients getting better and being discharged from the hospital, Dr. Mai could not hide his joy.
On April 7, during the hospital discharge ceremony for 11 patients, Dr. Thanh did not appear.
