Nghe An: Number of people buying masks begins to increase

On the morning of May 6, many people went to buy medical masks at pharmacies. Photo: Thanh Phuc

On the morning of May 6, after the news that Ha Tinh had 2 cases of re-positive, the number of people buying masks increased. AtVinh City, the drugstores along Nguyen Phong Sac Street have quite a lot of customers.medical maskSome people buy one box, some buy several boxes, and some even buy a whole crate.

Mr. Duong Xuan Hung, owner of a hair salon on An Duong Vuong Street (Vinh City) said: "After reading information about the Covid-19 case in Ha Tinh and knowing the complicated developments of the epidemic, I bought a whole box of 30 boxes, 1,500 3-layer masks to equip both employees and customers who come to get their hair done."

Grasping this need of the people, grocery stores and pharmacies have prepared goods to serve the people.

Currently, the market has many types of masks, prices range from 30,000 VND - 50,000 VND/box, some types are up to 350 - 400,000 VND/box. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Ms. Minh Thuan, owner of a grocery store at Vinh Ga market, said: “In the past few days, many people have asked to buy masks, especially this morning, after hearing that Ha Tinh had a case of infection, the number of buyers doubled, tripled compared to before. There are also many people buying retail and many agencies, units, and companies buying in boxes to equip their employees.”

Not only in the city but also in other localities, people's demand for masks is gradually increasing. Notably, although demand is high, there is no shortage or price increase.

According to the survey, the price of medical masks is stable, ranging from 30,000 VND - 50,000 VND/box/50 pieces depending on the type of 3-layer, 4-layer or 5-layer and depending on the manufacturer. Most pharmacies clearly list the selling price, selling at the right price, without the phenomenon of "price fever" like before.

Cloth masks are also in high demand as the epidemic becomes more complicated. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Unable to afford medical masks, many people choose to buy cloth masks to reuse many times. Ms. Nguyen Thi Duc, a resident of Nam Thanh, Nam Dan said: "This epidemic is complicated, so I bought 20 cloth masks for the whole family to save money. After each time I go out, I wash them, sterilize them with boiling water and dry them."

In addition, there are also other types on the market.anti-toxic maskpriced at 100,000 VND/box/2 pieces; Japanese masks cost 370,000 VND/box... On the online market, medical masks are widely sold and the price is the same as in stores.

Face masks are also being sold widely on online markets, with prices similar to those in the market. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Along with masks, the demand for antibacterial hand sanitizer products has also increased, but the selling price remains stable.

Faced with the Covid-19 outbreak with a higher infection rate and more complex than before, implementing the "5K" as recommended by the Ministry of Health is necessary. To ensure people's rights and avoid the situation of "hoarding" goods and arbitrarily raising prices like in the previous epidemic, functional sectors need to continue to strengthen management, supervision and strictly handle violations./.