People jostle to buy and sell goods in front of Vinh wholesale market gate.

Vinh City Wholesale MarketThe market officially reopened on July 5. After opening, the number of buyers and sellers in the market was very low, many rows of kiosks remained closed.

Vinh wholesale market reopened on July 5, with heavy traffic in front of the market gate. Photo: Nguyen Chau

However, in contrast to the desolate scene inside the market, the front of the market gate is always crowded, with people jostling to buy goods, especially every morning.

Specifically, on the morning of July 5-6, hundreds of traders from everywhere poured into the front gate of the wholesale market to trade, vehicles such as motorbikes, carts, and baskets spread out on the road and sidewalks of the route.Le Hong Son Street, there are times when this road is congested due to the large concentration of buyers and sellers.

Many traders occupy the streets and sidewalks to do business in front of the wholesale market gate. Photo: Nguyen Chau

Ms. Bui Thi Van, a trader at Vinh wholesale market, shared: "We have been through a long period of not being able to do business, having to take samples for testing regularly, and now we are allowed to enter the market to do business but there are no buyers. Many people have "conveniently" bought goods at the spontaneous stalls in front of the gate...".

Ms. Nguyen Thu Hoai, a resident of Hong Son ward, was upset: "Since the wholesale market reopened, the area in front of the market has always been crowded with people. I have to find another way to go to work to ensure safety even though it takes more time...".

People jostle to buy goods in front of the wholesale market gate. Photo: Nguyen Chau

According to the reporter's investigation, the small traders selling goods in front of the wholesale market gate are all spontaneous, without business registration. Hong Son ward has regularly dispatched police and urban order forces.check, processcrowded conditions in this area

However, when there are no authorities, traders rush out to do business as usual.

Hong Son ward authorities handle cases of trading in front of the wholesale market gate. Photo: Nguyen Chau

It is known that the wholesale market has been the largest epidemic hotspot in Vinh City and Nghe An Province with more than 40 infections related to this market. Therefore, gathering too many people in front of the market will increase the risk of spreading the disease at a time when the epidemic is still complicated./.