Vietnam: Capital Hanoi narrows lockdown areas to recover business and production

Women wearing face masks observe social distancing while waiting outside an eatery in Hanoi on September 16, 2021, following the resumption of take-away food services after they were shuttered for nearly two months due to Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions. - AFP

HANOI, Sept 17 (Bernama): Hanoi will narrow lockdown areas to restore production and business activities, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported, quoting the municipal People’s Committee.

Speaking at a meeting with departments, sectors, districts, communes and wards on Thursday, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen said that the capital city will not conduct large-scale lockdowns, but at the narrowest scale, to effectively control the pandemic.