British pilot to leave Vietnam for home after virus recovery

A British pilot who was Vietnam’s most critical COVID-19 patient is virus free and has recovered eugh to make long flight home next Sunday, doctors said.

A group of Vietnamese doctors who have been overseeing treatment of 42-year-old man from Scotland anunced Monday evening that he “has me substantial progress and his health condition allows him to travel” on 12 hour flight to London.

man is virus free, breas rmally without any support and is longer treated as a COVID-19 patient, said Dr. Tran Thanh Linh, deputy he of ICU ward at Cho Ray hospital where man is receiving treatment.

Vietnam has gone all out to save man, who was working for national carrier Vietnam Airlines when he tested positive for virus in March. pilot h been critically ill and spent 65 days on life support.

Doctors said at one point y considered a lung transplant as man's lungs were 90% damd and n-functional.

Linh said Tuesday that man w sleeps well and can sit up and walk with a walking frame.

He will however be accompanied by a team of doctors on a flight to London scheduled for this coming Sunday, doctor said.

pilot is kwn in Vietnam as “Patient 91” as he was 91st person in country confirmed to have coronavirus. He was Vietnam’s last patient in ICU and his recovery means Vietnam has still t h any COVID-19 deaths.

Vietnam has reported a total of 369 coronavirus cases. It has t found a local transmitted infection in nearly three months. All recent cases are people who were infected abro and patients were placed in government’s centralized quarantine facilities upon ir arrival in Vietnam.