Vietnam reports 14,835 new Covid-19 cases as Ho Chi Minh City confirms five Omicron infections on Saturday (Jan 1)

Passengers at Tan Son Nhat at the International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday (Jan 1). - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Jan. 1 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam reported 14,835 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including 14,822 locally transmitted and 13 imported, according to its Ministry of Health.

The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of infections with 1,748 more cases, followed by southern Vinh Long province with 1,223 cases and southern Tay Ninh province with 947 cases.