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Unusual weekend on the pedestrian street

HA NOI – After there was a Covid-19 infection in the community, the pedestrian street was empty of visitors at the weekend.

Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square seen from Ham Ca Map at 3pm on January 30. A car keeper in the area said that the pedestrian street was much quieter than when there was an infection in the community. “Normally motorcycles are parked on the sidewalk, now only about 20,” he said.

Similarly, the men who take care of ornamental plants have seen a marked decrease in the number of visitors to Hoan Kiem Lake. They said that on the same afternoon last Saturday (January 23), the pedestrian street was crowded with tourists: “Translation is complicated, so we are very worried if the pedestrian street is as crowded as usual. Absent people like this is also good “.

In front of the Ly Thai To monument was deserted on the afternoon of January 30. Occasionally there were a few groups of visitors passing by, most of which obeyed the regulations to wear masks.

Sketch-drawing artists are busy on weekends, now they mainly sit and talk and watch their phones. “Normally on Saturday we draw about 10-15 pictures. From the morning until now, I just played and couldn’t draw any pictures. Sad but can bear it, ”said Hoang Minh Duc (left), an artist here.

Kelly (right), visitor from Canada, and Miranda (left), from the US, said: “We come up here for a weekend walk from time to time. Compared to previous times, today’s atmosphere was quiet. Although we were a bit nervous about going to the pedestrian street at this time, but we still feel fine because we are not in an age where we can be easily infected ”.

The coffee shop and lemon tea on Dinh Tien Hoang street are available at 16 o’clock but there are no customers. Normally, this area is always filled with customers sitting and drinking water, chatting.

The area of ​​Ngoc Son Temple and The Huc bridge is empty of visitors.

The purple mop flower tub is blooming, and there are no visitors to take pictures. Since the beginning of January, this area has attracted a large number of people and visitors to check-in.

By 20:30, Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square is still deserted. Usually the area is most crowded with visitors at night, with recreational activities such as music performances, K-pop dancing or folk games …

Duc Anh (Hoang Mai district) accidentally passed Hoan Kiem lake on the evening of January 30, expressed: “I was quite surprised to see the empty pedestrian street on the weekend, all the restaurants and cafes in the center. empty table. This proves that people have a good sense of self-awareness and limit the concentration of many people ”.

Bao Ngan – Trung Nghia/vnexpress

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