Vinh City markets and supermarkets are deserted after one day of isolating 8 residential areas.

If yesterday, Hung Dung market was crowded with shoppers, especially for essential goods such as food, this morning, the number of people coming to the market was sparse. Food stalls such as seafood, meat, poultry only occasionally had a few people asking to buy. The vegetable and fruit stalls were full but there were no customers.

Pork was sold out yesterday, by 9am all the stalls were out of meat to sell, some traders who sold 200-300kg of meat in the market, today business was sluggish and deserted. "Thinking about the people's demand, this morning I killed 2 pigs, nearly 1300kg of meat, but only sold 30kg, the remaining nearly 100kg is still in the sack", said Trong Tuyen, a pork trader at Hung Dung market.

The reason is said to be that yesterday, peoplebuy food to stock upfor 3-5 days, so today, the number of people going to the market has decreased, the demand for shopping has decreased, so the goods are unsold. Mr. Nguyen Khac Thanh - Deputy Manager of Hung Dung Market said: "The number of people coming to the market this morning is only 30% compared to yesterday. People have already shopped, so with this epidemic, no one goes to crowded places."

Markets such as Quan Lau, Coi, Duoc, Quyet markets... are deserted and sparsely populated despite the variety and abundance of goods. Even inside the main halls, kiosks selling items such as clothes, shoes, cosmetics, backpacks, handbags... have all closed down, partly because of sluggish sales, partly because of concerns.epidemic spread

At agents and grocery stores, items such as instant noodles, cooking oil, fish sauce... are full but there are few buyers. "The total remains unchanged, for example, in 1 week, the store sold 100 boxes of noodles to the same number of people in the area, yesterday they sold the same amount, so today there are no buyers, that's right. Yesterday they sold immediately, mobilized employees to work at full capacity but still couldn't serve consumers, so today they are free", said Mr. Pham Quyen - owner of a grocery agent at Coi market (Hung Loc).

Still atsupermarkets, abundant goodsand essential goods have been replenished in large quantities, but the number of people going to supermarkets has decreased significantly. At a supermarket on Tran Phu Street, there were only about 10 customers while the amount of goods on the shelves was abundant. A representative of this supermarket said: "The number of customers coming to the supermarket has decreased sharply compared to the previous days. Goods are now very rich and abundant, so people who are afraid to go to crowded places can shop online for home delivery."

Below are some photos capturing the deserted scene at markets, shops, and supermarkets on the morning of June 15:

In contrast to the crowded scene yesterday morning (June 14), today, the pork stalls at Hung Dung market were deserted. Many traders "generously" slaughtered 2-3 pigs, but by noon they were still almost intact. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Seafood products are also sparsely purchased. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The vegetable stalls were also deserted. “People rushed to buy yesterday so it’s deserted today,” said a vendor. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Many kiosks are closed. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The supermarket is also deserted. Photo: Thanh Phuc

At the dealers, essential items are constantly being replenished. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Vinh Market, the bustling shopping center of Nghe An - Ha Tinh, is also deserted this morning. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Thanh Phuc