Many inter-provincial bus routes to and from Nghe An were forced to cancel trips due to the epidemic.

Since the April 30 and May 1 holidays until now, due toCovid-19 epidemicDue to complicated developments, the number of passengers traveling to and from Nghe An by road has decreased significantly. Data monitored at Bac Vinh Bus Station shows that the number of passengers has decreased by 40-50% since the holiday compared to normal days.

Since the April 30 and May 1 holidays, especially when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out in many provinces, the number of visitors to and from Nghe An has decreased significantly. Photo: T.D

In particular, many bus routes to and from Nghe An from northern provinces such as Lao Cai, Bac Ninh, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang... have been forced to temporarily suspend operations.

According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Tu - HeadBac Vinh Bus StationAlthough these routes are not yet required to stop operations, due to people's fear of the epidemic and lack of passengers, the bus companies on these routes have proactively registered to temporarily stop operations for a while.

Compared to the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020 and the need to implement social distancing, this time people have better awareness of epidemic prevention and have proactively limited travel if not necessary.

Long rows of empty waiting seats because there are no passengers. Photo: T.D

According to some drivers on the route from Nghe An to the northern provinces, if there were no passengers but a large amount of goods sent, the bus company would still maintain operations, but this time the number of passengers and goods has decreased. If traders need goods, they will request home delivery or combine trips to send by truck. During this season, goods from the northern provinces to Nghe An are mainly fruits and various types of clothes and fabrics.

Many buses going to and from Nghe An from the northern mountainous provinces have had to temporarily stop operating. Photo: T.D

In addition to the Northern routes, the routes from Nghe An to Hue, Da Nang and vice versa are currently operating at a low level and are at risk of having to stop operating. In particular, atDa Nang, due to the increasing number of Covid-19 infections, in recent days, there have been almost no arrivals or departures.

A driver on the Nghe An - Da Nang route said that since the outbreak, although the number of trips has been reduced from 4-5 trips/day to 1 trip and picking up passengers from Nghe An to Quang Binh, there are almost no passengers. Many trips have less than 5 drivers, staff and passengers./.