Hanoi closes sidewalk eateries, cafés to curb COVID-19 spread
Hanoi deployed forces on the morning of February 16 to request the closure of sidewalk eateries, coffee and iced tea stalls in the entire Vietnamese capital to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Hanoi authorities have required closure of sidewalk eateries, coffee and iced tea stalls in the entire Vietnamese capital as from 0am February 16 as risk remains high in the community with more COVID-19 infections reported in recent days. In the photo: Hanoi deploys forces to ask sidewalk food stall owners to shut down their businesses to prevent the spread of Covid-19.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi deploys forces to request the closure of sidewalk eateries, coffee and iced tea stalls in the entire Vietnamese capital to prevent the spread of Covid-19. (Photo: VNA)
A restaurant still opens at 8:30 am on February 16 in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Police request a coffee shop in Van Quan urban area, Ha Dong district to shut down to prevent the spread of Covid-19. (Photo: VNA)
Cafes in Ha Dong district are closed in response to Hanoi's closure request to prevent COVID-19 spread (photo taken at 8:50 a.m.). (Photo: VNA)
A coffee shop on Ba Trieu street is shut down after the closure request. (Photo: VNA)
A coffee shop on Ba Trieu street is shut down after the closure request. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam recorded one imported COVID-19 case on February 15 morning, raising the total count in the country to 2,229, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
It’s fair to say that 2020 was a challenging year for Vietnam’s tourism sector, but it wasn’t an unmitigated disaster. Analysts have said that COVID-19 created a turning point for both local and international tourism, requiring travel companies study and craft a new future for their business.
In the past 12 hours to 6pm on February 15, 40 cases of COVID-19 were recorded, raising the national count to 2,269, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.