(Source: thethaovanhoa.vn)

The program will take place from 10pm to midnight Friday on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street only, and be broadcast live. This is the first time the southern hub will organise the countdown event without audiences to ensure pandemic prevention and control.

Like Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi will not hold any outdoor activities on the New Year’s Eve, including countdown events and firework displays amidst a spike in COVID-19 cases.

According to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, the capital city will instead hold virtual events and pre-record cultural performance programs to welcome 2022, which will be broadcast on New Year's Eve.

The downtown district of Hoan Kiem, where major cultural events usually take place also announced that celebration events in the area are to be halted while in-door dining is suspended.