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Hanoi pedestrian streets still crowded, people defy COVID-19 rules

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VOV.VN - Despite Hanoi authorities’ decision to suspend activities on the capital’s walking zone, many people have taken to the streets and paid no heed to COVID-19 rules.
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April 30, the first day of the four-day public holiday, has seen many people pour out onto pedestrian streets in the Old Quarter and around the Hoan Kiem lake in the evening, defying the local administration’s warnings.
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Although Hanoi capital has recorded three locally-transmitted coronavirus cases closely linked to a fresh outbreak in Ha Nam province, many young people can be seen sitting in large gatherings and wearing no face masks.
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Some are seen standing closely together, wearing no face masks and chatting as if the virus cannot attack the capital again.
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Couples even bring their children joining the crowds without face masks.
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The photo shows local residents take a dangerously complacent attitude to the potential risk of a widespread coronavirus outbreak in the city.
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A lot of families gather at King Ly Thai To Park, letting their children rollerblade. Worthy of note is that many parents and their children ignore wearing masks.
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Ta Hien, the busiest night-time street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, is no exception. Eating tables are thronged with people running along the street.
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When the police come and remind them of the COVID-19 rules, they disperse quickly. As soon as the police go away, restaurants open again as if nothing happens.
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A similar scene can be seen on paths around the Hoan Kiem Lake.
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Though relevant forces are deployed to remind people of virus threats, their warnings seem not to be in effect.
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