Sketches show how lives of Hanoians go on amid Covid-19 pandemic

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A doctor calls people to stay at home to avoid contagion from Covid-19.

Marking the current nationwide 14-day social distancing policy to constrain COVID-19, Urban Sketchers Hanoi launches the special challenge of drawing sketch paintings themed “NCOVI” in 14 days as an effort to join hands with the community in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.

The challenge is open for everyone. Each day, participants can send paintings of any material and size to the photo album on the Hanoi Urban Sketch Facebook page.

Those sketches show a different Hanoi in recent days when the situation of medical staff wearing protective gear rushing to move patients into an ambulance, a doctor waves from the negative pressure room or the scenes of quarantine zones.

The abnormal ways of daily lives as a family workout in front of the TV, students are away from schools and study online, a poster calling people to stay at home to avoid Covid-19 contagion among others are depicted in an active way through simple sketches.

A drawing of Truc Bach street during its 14-day isolation period.

Authorities remain on duty as they look to protect the community amid the spread of the COVID-19.

People deliver foods to vitalize doctors and nurses in Covid-19 battle.

Stay-at-home activities.

All members of a family workout in front of the TV during social distancing time.

Skecth depicted two dancers cover "Ghen Covy" dance.

A depiction of Hoan Kiem lake, one of the key tourists attractions of Hanoi, during the period of self-isolation.

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