Video: British couple and their journey of COVID-19 treatment in Vietnam
British COVID-19 patient: ‘If it’s not Vietnam, we might have died’ |
Source video: VTC1
Dixong John Garth, 74, and his wife, Shan Coralie Barker, 67, were diagnosed with the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus after flying the VN54 flight to Vietnam from the UK on March 2.
Gareth was one of the first critical cases in Vietnam that needed to be put on a life support machine.
After more than 10 days in the intensive care unit, he stopped using a ventilator, able to communicate with doctors.
Expressing special thanks for Vietnamese doctors who saved their lives, Barker said on April 13 they might have not survived if they had stayed in the UK.
The couple have returned to the UK on April 14.
![]() | British Ambassador thanks Vietnam for its support to repatriate UK citizens “I was pleased to see more than a hundred British nationals return to the UK on this special commercial flight. Thank you to the Vietnamese ... |
![]() | Foreigners send thanks to Vietnam COVID-19 front line via touching photos Expats in Vietnam are sending heartfelt messages of gratitude to those who are on the front line of the COVID-19 battle. |
![]() | ‘I nearly died, but the doctors saved me’, COVID-19 patient recovered in Vietnam 30 more COVID-19 patients in Vietnam had successfully recovered and were discharged from hospitals today, March 30. |
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