Vietnam reports 1,457 new Covid-19 cases; Hanoi remains pandemic hotspot with 370 new infections on Saturday (May 21)

Health workers inject the third shot of Covid-19 vaccine for ethnic minority people in Thuong Thon, Ha Quang district, the northern province of Cao Bang. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, May 21 (Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 1,457 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, down by 130 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health.

All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 43 provinces and cities.