Hanoi Puts New Restrictions in Place as Vietnam Hit With New Covid Clusters
Photo Credit: The lonely street scene here by the Hanoi Opera House in an earlier time may become familiar again as Hanoi faces new restrictions due to new Covid clusters. Flickr / Damien Dempsey
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Southern Vietnam has been afflicted worse than in northern regions, but Hanoi has been super-cautious throughout the pandemic so Sunday's decision to re-establish restrictions is not a surprise.
Vietnam's capital Hanoi urged its citizens to stay at home from Monday and ordered a halt to all non-essential services due to new clusters of COVID-19 infections in recent days, the authorities said on Sunday.
The city, which had already halted indoor restaurant service and closed salons as well as gyms, also stopped rail and bus passenger services to and from provinces in the south which have seen the biggest increases.
Hanoi has seen only over 400 cas
