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Restaurants and coffee shops in the capital follow novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention measures. Pictured are ‘transparent shields’ which have been erected to ensure a safe distance is maintained at a coffee shop on Cat Linh street
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A shield has been placed in the middle of a table at a restaurant on Hang Than street
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Amid the threat of the COVID-19, diners feel far more secure as restaurants take precautionary measures by installing ‘transparent shields’
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The majority of restaurants, coffee shops, and pubs are now fully equipped with hand sanitizer, with customers asked to wash their hands before entering the premises
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A restaurant manager on Hang Than street explains that customers are now required to sit at least one metre apart from each other in line with regulations
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Staff at the restaurant are also required to don face masks during their shifts
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Local authorities and police forces of Nguyen Trung Truc ward ask shop owners to strictly comply with relevant regulations imposed by the administration of Hanoi
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Vu Hong Thanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nguyen Trung Truc ward, says all violations will be handled in a serious manner, with action to be taken against restaurants which fail to abide by COVID-19 epidemic prevention measures
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Thanh says that since midnight August 19, competent forces have penalised several local residents who failed to don face masks in public
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Relevant forces also require shops not to encroach on pavements and roadsides.
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The majority of residents strictly follow rules on wearing face masks in public places.
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. However, a small proportion of the population remain apathetic to the rules despite the complicated nature of developments relating to COVID-19 nationwide
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