A local woman gets vaccinated against Covid-19. A resident of Hai Duong Province who flew home from Japan has been confirmed as positive for Covid-19 – PHOTO: MINISTRY OF HEALTH

HCMC – A local man of Hai Duong Province who flew home from Japan has been confirmed as positive for Covid-19, sending Vietnam’s tally to 2,785 cases as of this morning, April 19, according to the Ministry of Health.

The 39-year-old man was taken to a quarantine center in the central city of Danang upon his arrival at Danang International Airport on April 13. He is under medical treatment at Danang Lung Hospital.

To date, the country has reported 1,570 locally-transmitted cases, with 910 being recorded in the third wave since January 27.

Further, 2,475 coronavirus patients have been declared free of the disease and were discharged from hospital. Fatalities remained at 35.

More than 40,100 people linked to Covid-19 patients or returning to Vietnam from virus-hit regions are under quarantine nationwide.