Vinh City residents rush to buy goods before the "stay where you are" period
(Baonghean.vn) - Immediately after the news that Vinh City will apply stricter measures by closing markets, banning shippers... starting tomorrow, people flocked to supermarkets and grocery stores to buy goods.
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| On the evening of August 22, right after the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee requested that from 0:00 on August 23, all Vinh City residents not leave their homes, hundreds of people flocked to supermarkets to shop. In the photo is the crowded scene at BigC Vinh Supermarket. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Mr. Tran An Khang, Director of BigC Vinh Supermarket, said that at one point, there were about 200 people coming to buy goods. This number was about 4 times higher than the previous day. Some people bought many carts of the same type of goods at the same time to stock up. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| After a short time, all the fresh food at BigC Vinh Supermarket was sold out. However, in the dry food areas, there were still many customers shopping. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| At MM Megamaket Supermarket (Ben Thuy Ward), a few minutes after hearing the news that people would be banned from going out, even going to the market, for the next 7 days, hundreds of people rushed to buy goods. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Mr. Nguyen Cong Viet - MM Megamaket Supermarket said that to ensure distance, the supermarket only allows 150 people to shop at the same time. The remaining customers have to wait outside. Only after the previous group has finished shopping can they go in to shop. By around 9:00 p.m., the fresh food in this supermarket was basically sold out. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| People had to queue up to shop at two mini supermarkets on Nguyen Duy Trinh and Phan Dang Luu streets (Vinh City) on the evening of August 22. Photo: QA |
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| Inside the mini supermarket on Nguyen Duy Trinh Street, Hung Dung Ward, the aisles were packed with people on the evening of August 22. Supermarket staff continuously reminded people to practice social distancing, but the number of people entering kept increasing. Photo: QA |
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| Some essential items such as instant noodles, spices, tissues, vegetables, etc. quickly sold out, leaving shelves empty due to high purchasing power. Photo: QA |
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| Not only mini supermarkets but also grocery stores and agents saw a sudden increase in the number of customers on the evening of August 22. Because the markets were temporarily closed for the night, the number of people coming to buy goods at these places was even more crowded. Photo: QA |