Since dawn, there has been a long line of people lining up, waiting for their turn to visit. There are people who travel hundreds or thousands of kilometers. They belong to all classes of people, regardless of age or region. All brought with them a heart of gratitude and respect.

This morning (July 26), people from all over continue to go to the National Funeral House, Reunification Hall (Ho Chi Minh City) and Lai Da, the hometown of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to burn incense and pay their respects. and bid farewell to the General Secretary. Those who came to pay their respects to the General Secretary were of many different ages and professions, but they all had one thing in common: they could not hold back their tears when visiting General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Ms. Vu Thi Thanh (Bach Dang, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi) was one of the first people waiting in line to pay her respects to the General Secretary. Ms. Thanh said she waited in line until 12:00 p.m. but it was not her turn yet, so she arrived at the National Funeral Home at 2:00 a.m.

In the line of people lining up on Tran Hung Dao Street, there was Mr. Nguyen Van Que from Me Linh, Hanoi. Mr. Que said he had been here since 3 a.m. but there were already many people standing in line. "As a citizen and veteran, I am very impressed by the General Secretary's heart for the people and the country. I came here with the hope of meeting the General Secretary one last time."

Ms. Do Tuyet Minh (61 years old) from Vung Tau and her husband booked an urgent flight from 8:00 p.m. on July 25 to Hanoi. Ms. Minh said that she came to pay her respects at 12 o'clock at night, but it was too crowded, so at 3:00 a.m. the couple was there waiting to visit the General Secretary. "Since the day I learned that the General Secretary passed away, I cried all the time. My whole family is very grateful and admires the General Secretary, what he did made me very emotional. My husband and I will stay until the memorial service to pay tribute. Seeing him off on his final journey."

Meanwhile, many young people were also present at the gate of the Independence Palace from 4am. Huynh Tu Ngoc (Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) shared, "I arrived at 4 a.m. to line up to pay my respects early. I was very touched because there were so many people sitting with me."

According to the expected itinerary, the visitation ceremony for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will continue until 12:30 this afternoon, July 26 - the second day of the National Funeral for Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Male. The memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held at 13:00 at the National Funeral House No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Dong Anh hometown (Hanoi) and Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City.

The burial ceremony of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is scheduled to take place at 3:00 p.m. the same day at Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi City.

It is expected that the coffin of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will be moved from the National Funeral Home to Mai Dich Cemetery via the routes Tran Thanh Tong - Le Thanh Tong - Trang Tien - Hang Khay - Trang Thi - Dien Bien Phu. (section from Cua Nam to Tran Phu) - Tran Phu - Son Tay (section from Tran Phu to Kim Ma) - Kim Ma - Dao Tan (section from Kim Ma to Lieu Giai) - Lieu Giai (section from Dao Tan to Kim Ma ) - Nguyen Chi Thanh - Tran Duy Hung - Thang Long Avenue frontage road (section from Pham Hung to Le Quang Dao) - Le Quang Dao - Le Duc Tho - Ho Tung Mau (section from Tran Vy to Nguyen Co Thach).

To serve the process of carrying the coffin of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong through many streets of the Capital to Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi City Police announced traffic diversion. Specifically, from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on July 26, vehicles (except vehicles with security badges and vehicles serving the National Funeral ceremony) are prohibited from circulating on the following routes: Tang Bat Ho, Pham Dinh Ho (section from Lo Duc to Tang Bat Ho), Nguyen Cong Tru (section from Lo Duc to Tran Thanh Tong), Yec-Xanh, Tran Thanh Tong, Nguyen Huy Tu, Le Quy Don (section from Nguyen Cao to Yec-Xanh), Nguyen Cao ( section from Le Quy Don to Nguyen Huy Tu), Hang Chuoi (section from Han Thuyen to Nguyen Cong Tru) and Tran Khanh Du street (section from Tran Hung Dao to Le Quy Don).

From 2-18:00 on July 26: Vehicles are prohibited from traveling on Ho Tung Mau route (section from Le Duc Tho to Nguyen Co Thach). In addition, many roads in Hanoi are temporarily banned and vehicles are restricted during this time.