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New cases of COVID-19 dropped strongly to under 100 in many localities on May 21, with a total 1,457 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm May 20 to 4pm May 21, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam recorded 58 new cases of COVID-19 over the past six hours to 6 p.m on May 21, including one imported case who had been quarantined upon their arrival, the Ministry of Health said.

Fifty new cases of COVID-19 were documented over the last six hours to 12:00pm on May 21, according to the Ministry of Health.

Voters on Hon Khoai islands and Hon Chuoi islands off the coast of the southernmost province of Ca Mau will cast votes to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels on May 21, two days ahead of the scheduled date.

Legislators met online on May 21 – the second working day of the ninth session of the 14th National Assembly.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,247 VND per USD on May 21, down 2 VND from the previous day.

The draft revised Law on Education and the draft Law on Architecture are on top of the agenda of the parliament on May 21.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,069 VND/USD on the morning of May 21, unchanged from the day ago.

The daily reference exchange rate for May 21 was unchanged from the last working day of last week (May 18) at 22,590 VND/USD.

The 14th-tenure National Assembly’s fifth session will open in Hanoi on May 21, with eight draft laws and one draft resolution expected to be passed during the event which will last for 20 working days.