Hanoi’s sparkling moments on social distancing days
After two weeks in social distancing, citizens in Hanoi take another stay-at-home week to prevent the propagation of the pandemic.
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Hanoi becomes quiet and clean during the social distancing days as local residents minimize outdoor activities and all non-essential services are ceased in accordance with the government’s order to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The streets of the capital city have never been so serene, clean and quiet. |
In the leaf changing season, Dinh Tien Hoang street along Hoan Kiem lake is blanketed with fallen leaves. |
The puddle left from the rain is like a mirror, reflecting the municipal Opera House. |
Hang Bai street, Hoan Kiem district, is empty in an early morning. |
A resident doing exercises in the morning in Ly Thuong Kiet street. |
Yellow leaves falling in the last night rain covers Ngo Thi Nham street. |
People can’t feel the mildly cold weather of Hanoi in the day of social distancing. Stay-at-home is the safest measure for everyone and the community to shield from the pandemic. |
Hanoi Opera House and other churches across the country held Easter Mass online as authorities advised against public gatherings. |
Photos: CafeF
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