HCMC - A British oil expert has tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 271 tonight, May 3, according to the Ministry of Health.

The 37-year-old man, who works at Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), arrived at HCMC-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport, with 12 other experts on April 28.

After their arrival, they were sent to a quarantine center in the city’s outlying district of Can Gio, thus posing no risks for community spread.

All the experts first tested negative for Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on April 28.

However, the second test results showed one, now the 271st patient, had the virus on May 2. The patient is being treated at the city’s Cu Chi Field Hospital.

Among 271 Covid-19 patients, 219 cases have made a full recovery and there have been no coronavirus fatalities, the local media reported.