Do Luong residents race to go to the night market before implementing Directive 16
(Baonghean.vn) - Immediately after learning that the locality would implement social distancing according to Directive 16 to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic at 0:00 on August 20, from 7:00 p.m. on August 19, Do Luong residents flocked to the night market to shop.
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| The road from Do Luong town intersection to Dong Son commune is crowded with people buying goods to stock up before implementing social distancing according to Directive 16. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| Never before have Do Luong residents gone to the night market like this. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| An old lady just bought a box of instant noodles. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| The bustling trading scene was unprecedented after days of gloomy trading. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| The electric motorbike was already loaded with goods, but the owner still went back to the kiosk to buy more goods. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| People are afraid that goods will be scarce so they try to buy as much as possible to stock up. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| Rice shops are also crowded with people buying at night. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| People rush to buy areca nuts, betel leaves, flowers and fruits to prepare for the upcoming full moon day of the seventh lunar month. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| People rush to buy grapefruit to worship on the Full Moon Festival. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| Although people know that stockpiling goods at this time is not safe for Covid-19 prevention, they are still jostling to buy goods because they are worried about not being able to go out, or thinking that goods will be scarce due to social distancing. In addition to food products, pharmacies are also unable to sell goods to buyers in time. At 9:30 p.m. on August 19, Do Luong residents were still very crowded to stockpile goods. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |