Vietnam reports 14,208 new Covid-19 cases, 550,996 in total as Hanoi carry out mass vaccination programme on Tuesday (Sept 7)

A man picks up groceries through a barrier in a quarantine area amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sept 6, 2021. - Reuters

HANOI, Sept. 7 (Xinhua): Vietnam reported 14,208 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, including 14,193 locally transmitted and 15 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

The new infections brought the country's total tally to 550,996, with 13,701 deaths, the ministry said.