This was the first day after the city’s two-month social distancing measures were loosened.
People rushed to streets around Hoan Kiem District
On Le Thai To Street
On Hang Dao-Dong Xuan streets
Shops on Hang Luoc and Hang Ma streets have remained closed for Covid-19 prevention
Security forces were arranged to ease traffic jams
A Covid-19 checkpoint on Hang Ruoi Street
People queued around an automatic water selling machine by Hoan Kiem Lake
At a toy store
However, many other streets in Hanoi were not very crowded on Tuesday evening such as Tay Son Street
A big shopping mall in Ha Dong District also experienced large volumes of visitors on Tuesday evening as people rushed out to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, including many children.
Despite the regulation that people are only permitted to eat at home, many people were happy to eat takeaways on the street.
Phan Quynh Tram, a Hanoi resident, said that people were eager to go out after a long stay at home during social distancing. This could potentially lead to additional Covid-19 outbreaks.
