Without foreign tourists, Hanoi’s Old Quarter souvenir shops and hotels shut down
Covid-19 has put catering services and fashion shops in the Old Quarter in a dire situation.
Covid-19 has put catering services and fashion shops in the Old Quarter in a dire situation.
The number of tourists to Hanoi dropped 91.2% from April 30 to May 2 compared to the same period of 2019.
The city’s residents continue to be requested to avoid gatherings, including for religious services.
Hanoi streets are experience freakish quietness as the city is enforcing the order to close all unnecessary services.
Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung warns local people of high risk of community transmission in the coming days.
Café and restaurants, fitness centers, spa, and hair salons in Ho Chi Minh City have suspended operations from March 24 to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The closure was carried out for sterilizing the sites, which would reopen when the disinfection work completed.
According to recent statistics from the Hanoi Department of Tourism, the number of arrivals to the city was 2.4 million in January, slightly down 3.5% year-on-year.