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Accordingly, the National Co-ordination Centre for Human Organ Transplantation has, on May 13 afternoon, received two registrations to donate lung for the British pilot who is in critical condition due to the novel virus, Vu Hoang Phuc, Deputy Director of the center said.

The first donor is a married woman whose health is in a good state. “The woman told me she had received a lot of support from the community earlier, therefore, she wants to donate her organ to continue spreading the love to those in need”, Phuc told Bao Giao Thong, adding that the 40-year-old woman just heard about the British’s condition via the media and does not know him in person.

The second donor is an old man from Dak Nong, Tay Nguyen, Southern Vietnam. According to Vietnamnet, the veteran had called the center twice this afternoon to be listed as donor.

“I’m so proud of Vietnam’s medical industry. The government has done a great job, no one is left behind in this pandemic. No death is reported across the country, while, you know, there are nearly 300,000 worldwide”, Vietnamnet quoted the 70-year-old as saying.

“He was kind of disappointed knowing people at his age could not make organ donation”, Phuc said. “Many of our fellow countrymen, including former soldiers, are ready whenever the country calls”.

There is also a patient who suffers from brain dead and lung damage registers to donate lung to “patient 91”, however, his lung is not qualified enough for the transplant.

"The transplant for Patient 91 will still depend on the doctors. If the patient has to undergo a lung transplant, the first choice will still be to seek donations from patients who have experienced cessation of brain activity. However, we will still take living donors into consideration,” Phuc said.

“Their good deeds are precious encouragement for the health sector in such a straining time. We really appreciate their kindness and sacrifices”, the deputy director was quoted as saying. “There are still many good things happening every day”.

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