Hanoi’s bustling streets in Old Quarter turn quiet amid COVID-19

Bustling streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter with crowded alleys and lively nightlife have turned quiet and deserted during the time when the whole country is practising physical distancing.

Usually a hive of activity, Ngo Huyen street becomes quiet these days (Photo: VNA)

Many shops in Hang Hanh alley close (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi Evangelical Church stands deserted (Photo: VNA)

Time passes quietly in front of an old house on Ngo Tram street (Photo: VNA)

Peaceful green space in Hang Chi alley (Photo: VNA)

Once bustling Trung Yen alley which is famous for traditional foods turns empty during physical distancing days (Photo: VNA)

Unrecognizable Trung Yen and Dinh Lien intersection without their ubiquitous coffee shops (Photo: VNA)

Bustling streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter with crowed alleys and lively nightlife have turn quiet and deserted during this period amid physical distancing order (Photo: VNA)

Bustling streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter with crowed alleys and lively nightlife have turn quiet and deserted during the time when the whole country is practising physical distancing(Photo: VNA)

Bustling streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter with crowed alleys and lively nightlife have turn quiet and deserted during the time when the whole country is practising physical distancing (Photo: VNA)

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