Vietnam records more than 16,300 new Covid-19 cases

Grade 9 students in the southern province of Dong Thap having their temperature checked and hands disinfected as they returned to school on Jan 17, 2022. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): A further 16,378 new Covid-19 infections, along with 179 deaths, were registered nationwide on Monday (Jan 17).

Among the new cases, 53 were imported and the rest local transmissions. A total of 11,178 new infections were detected in the community.