Hustle and bustle returns to Hanoi as usual on loosened social distancing orders
Streets in Hanoi are bustling again when local residents leave home for doing exercise outdoor, dining and going for a walk.
Streets in Hanoi are bustling again when local residents leave home for doing exercise outdoor, dining and going for a walk.
Hanoi allows resuming passenger transportation services from April 23.
Hanoi is allowed to resume socio-economic activities after three weeks of social distancing.
The economy could expect a boom in private consumption in the post-pandemic period, ranging from tourism, shopping, catering services, to healthcare, said an expert.
As Vietnam is among a handful of countries that are effectively containing the pandemic, it has a golden chance to step out of the economic deceleration much sooner than other economies.
As of Tuesday, the number of convalescents accounts for 81% of the total infections.
Depending on the situation, Vietnam will see which countries to resume connection first.
Vietnam’s economy is likely to loss a 3.5 percentage points in GDP growth due to the Covid-19 pandemic versus the 6-7 percentage points reductions of other countries in the world.
A majority of people in 10 of the 15 countries polled by Ipsos disagree that the economy will recover quickly once the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown is lifted, suggesting a lasting impact.
Hanoi's Party chief Vuong Dinh Hue suggested that the PM should partially ease social distancing orders in the city and other provinces for resumption of economic activities at a certain degree.