On Friday, Hanoi recorded 21,395 Covid-19 cases, raising the city patient tally to 340,443. It is forecasted that the figure will continue rising in the coming time.
Many people have had to stay at home for quarantine and treatment, contributing to the silence of many streets in Hanoi.
Nguyen Trai Street, which often faces traffic congestion, was quite empty at peak time this morning.
On Vo Tri Cong Street
On Nhat Tan Bridge
There was no traffic congestion on Hoang Quoc Viet Street although the street expansion project is being carried out.
At the junction of Nguyen Khanh Toan-Buoi-Dao Tan.
Many streets in Hanoi are almost as deserted as during the Lunar New Year Holiday.