Mr. Chinh, 70, experienced altered consciousness, seizures, and acute respiratory failure; doctors diagnosed threadworm and E. coli bacteria attacking his brain and lungs.
Hai, 47, developed acute respiratory failure after a football collision led to a diagnosis of acute mitral regurgitation caused by ruptured heart valve chordae tendineae.
Juraci Alves, 88, was sent home by the hospital for funeral arrangements, but funeral home staff discovered he was still breathing during embalming preparations.
