COVID-19: One imported case documented on April 19 morning
Vietnam reported one imported case of COVID-19 over the past 12 hours to 6am on April 19, bringing the national count to 2,785, according to the Ministry of Health.
The latest patient is a 39-year-old man who returned home from Japan and was sent to quarantine upon his arrival at Da Nang International Airport on April 13.
His test result turned out positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on April 17. The man is being treated at a hospital in central Da Nang city.
As many as 2,475 patients have been given the all-clear so far, while the fatalities remain at 35.