Vietnam reports 127 new local Covid-19 cases; leading medical experts head to Bac Giang to combat new clusters

Two hundred medical workers from Quang Ninh Province on Saturday (May 15,2021) volunteered to support Covid-19 treatment in Bac Giang Province. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, May 16 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam reported 127 new Covid-19 cases from 6pm local time Saturday to 6am local time Sunday, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 4,112, according to its Ministry of Health.

They are all locally transmitted cases detected in lockdown areas and quarantine facilities in northern localities, including 98 in Bac Giang province, 23 in Bac Ninh province, five in Dien Bien province and one in Hoa Binh province.