Vietnam reports 14,638 new Covid-19 cases as Hanoi records another record high on Sunday (Dec 12)

Dong Anh District in Hanoi has allowed close contacts of Covid-19 patients to quarantine at home, under certain conditions. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Dec. 12 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam reported 14,638 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, including 14,621 locally transmitted and 17 imported, according to its Ministry of Health.

Meanwhile, Covid-19 infections in Hanoi reached a record high of 980 on Sunday, as part of the 14,638 new cases across the country.