A further three patients who had been suffering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were released from Ha Nam General Hospital on April 16 after successfully making a full recovery from the virus, increasing the total number of recovered cases to 174, according to health authorities.

Each of the patients are employees of Truong Sinh Company, the firm responsible for providing catering services to Bach Mai Hospital, an outbreak hotspot, in Hanoi.

Recent days have seen all of the patients test negative for the virus three times with each one currently enjoying a stable health condition after displaying no symptoms of the COVID-19 such as a fever, a cough, or shortness of breath.

After receiving their discharge from hospital, the trio are to be put into isolation in order to undergo 14 days of mandatory surveillance to ensure that there is no possibility of the virus reoccurring.

As of midday on April 16 the country has recorded 268 confirmed cases of the COVID-19, 174 of which have subsequently gone on to make a complete recovery and have been released from hospital.