A 11-year old boy from the northern province of Hai Duong has been cleared of the virus and discharged from hospital on Thursday, the Ministry of Health has reported. 

The boy leaves the the Medical Center of Hai Duong’s Thanh Mien District this morning

He will continue another 14-day isolation at home after exiting the Medical Center of Hai Duong’s Thanh Mien District.

As of Thursday morning, Viet Nam reported 222 COVID-19 infection cases, of whom 64 have recovered.

Of the current patients, 54 have been tested negative for the virus for the first time, said Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Ministry of Health’s Administration of Medical Examination and Treatment.

Khue said four serious patients being treated at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ha Noi's Dong Anh are getting better and three of them have tested negative for the virus for three times./.