Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City turns into ghost town under Covid-19 lockdown


Religious places had to adapt as all public gatherings are forbidden in Ho Chi Minh City under Covid-19 restrictions. - PHOTO: JOANIK BELLALOU/The Straits Times/ANN

HO CHI MINH CITY, July 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): For a month now, Linh Ho, a mother of two and a vegetable seller in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinese district, has seen her earnings plummet.

"Since the start of the outbreak I have had to hide to sell my products. There is little chance to sell because my regular customers cannot find me," the 56-year-old told The Straits Times at her makeshift stall, hemmed in between a pair of umbrellas.

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