Hanoi Highway leading towards Saigon Bridge is left desolated on Friday morning following a social distancing order.
The order requires people to stay home and only go out for basic necessities and other emergencies. No more than two people can gather in public.
A section of Co Giang Street in downtown District 1 is blocked to restrict traffic.
The social distancing order also calls for the majority of public transportation to be shut down, with no travel to other localities.
Most shops and food retailers on Dong Khoi Street have shut. Only certain public service employees, including trash collectors, are still on the road.
Le Duan Roundabout in front of the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon sees virtually no traffic, though some people could be seen performing physical exercises nearby.
"Yesterday, there were still many people biking around here. But this morning it's completely empty," said Hoa, a gardener.
A man uses his mobile phone to record the desolation along the usually bustling Nguyen Hue walking street in District 1.
