Vietnam has confirmed its first coronavirus fatality, state media reported, after the death of an elderly man who had tested positive in Danang.
The city is where the virus re-emerged in the country last week after 100 days.
The Southeast Asian country is battling a new outbreak of the virus following months of successful countermeasures which saw the country keep its coronavirus tally relatively low.
The man, 70, died early on Friday, state media said.
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