Hanoi tightens restrictions as COVID clusters spread in Vietnam


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  • Sunday, 18 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: A man sits outside a closed coffee shop amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's capital Hanoi urged its citizens to stay at home from Monday and ordered a halt to all non-essential services due to new clusters of COVID-19 infections in recent days, the authorities said on Sunday.

The city, which had already halted indoor restaurant service and closed salons as well as gyms, also stopped rail and bus passenger services to and from provinces in the south which have seen the biggest increases.

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