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Over recent days the number of positive COVID-19 cases related to outbreaks at K Hospital’s Tan Trieu facility and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases have increased. Therefore, the administration of Hanoi requests the temporarily suspension of non-essential services. Most notably, eateries who are situated close to hospitals must now only run take-away services.
Scenes of deserted restaurants can be spotted on streets located near Thanh Nhan, Viet Duc, Bach Mai, and 108 Hospitals. This comes after some eateries have been forced to close in order to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
A food outlet on Phu Doan street serves fewer customers compared to normal days. The owner shares her hopes that the pandemic will soon end so that people will be able to return to their daily lives as normal.
Several eateries are forced to shut down on Tran Nhan Tong street opposite the Hanoi-based 108 Military Central Hospital. A number of establishments are still able to remain open, but put up notices about only doing take-away services.
Plenty of shippers can be seen waiting to deliver food for patients and relatives at 108 Hospital.
A shipper sits on his bike as he waits for customers to deliver food to in front of Thanh Nhan Hospital.
Local food outlets are able to stay open to meet the various demands of patients and their relatives at the hospital.
A man purchases food for his relative who is receiving treatment at Thanh Nhan Hospital.
Many hospitals are located on Phuong Mai street, including Bach Mai Hospital and the Franco-Vietnamese (FV) Hospital. People tend to go out of the hospitals in order to buy food in nearby eateries.
People line up as they wait to buy meals for their lunch.
An eatery places a notice about their take-away service. These days they get fewer customers due to fears of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus among the community.
Security forces remain on duty all day as they urge people not to gather in large crowds as they wait for the take-away service.