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According to the ministry's report, the 27-year-old Vietnamese man returned from Japan to Danang City on April 7. He was sent to a local quarantine area and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in his fourth testing on April 23.
He his now being treated at the Danang Lung Hospital.
With this new infection case, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,833, including 1,263 imported patients.
As of 6 pm on April 24, a total of 2,516 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 39,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.
