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Hanoi bus stations fall quiet amid latest COVID-19 outbreak

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VOV.VN - The majority of bus stations in the capital city have been left deserted over recent days after local authorities temporarily suspended public transport to some pandemic-hit regions across the country from July 8.
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Travel between Hanoi and 14 cities and provinces which are currently COVID-19 hotspots has been temporarily halted to cope with the recent rise in infections.
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In major bus stations such as My Dinh, Giap Bat, and Nuoc Ngam, the number of inter-provincial passenger buses in operation has been halved.
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Only a few customers can be seen going to Giap Bat bus station on July 14.
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The majority of seats remain empty throughout the entire day.
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Giap Bat station normally operates between 900 to 950 bus trips per day, although the figure has now fallen to 300 per day.
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Only six inter-provincial bus routes are currently in operation, from Ninh Binh, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Thai Nguyen, Hai Phong, and Lang Son to Hanoi and vice versa, according to Nguyen Hoang Tung, deputy director of Giap Bat bus station.
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The number of staff at work has also fallen sharply.
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At My Dinh bus station, the number of buses in operation now stands at only one third compared to normal days.
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A driver says that each bus only has around five passengers.
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Despite a big loss in revenue, many transport firms still run buses to retain regular passengers.
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The number of buses on routes to and from My Dinh buses station is cut in half.
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Many Xe Om drivers complain they have had no work these days as a result of a sharp decline in bus travelers.
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A similar quiet situation can be seen at Nuoc Ngam bus station as most vehicles operate on routes to central and southern regions which are currently hard hit by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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