Vinh City: 'If you don't wear a mask, don't go to the market'

On the morning of April 29, after the Vinh City People's Committee issued an urgent dispatch requiring mandatory mask wearing in public places, the Management Board of the traditional markets resolutely implemented anti-epidemic measures: Posting recommendations to wear masks; setting up checkpoints to check people entering and leaving the market and arranging hand sanitizer. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Vinh train station market, where thousands of small traders do business and thousands of customers come and go every day, epidemic prevention work is being thoroughly implemented. If before, thewear a maskBefore, people and traders had not complied with the regulations, but today, with the determination of the market management board, people have shown good compliance.

At the market entrances, there are mask sales points for people who forget to bring their own.

Mr. Nguyen Tat Ha - Head of security teamVinh Railway Station MarketHe said: “In addition to propagandizing on the loudspeaker system and going to the counters to remind people, we also assigned staff to stand at the entrances and exits of the market to control people, reminding those who do not wear masks. However, some people have not followed the instructions seriously.”

Mask stalls are located right at the entrances of Vinh Railway Station market to serve people. Photo: Thanh Phuc

At Vinh market - the trading hub of Nghe An and neighboring provinces, the market management board has increased control over the wearing of masks. The Ministry of Health's "5K" leaflets have been distributed to businesses; market management forces have gone directly to each stall to propagate and remind. At the same time, hand sanitizer tables have been set up to serve people when entering and exiting the market.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Oanh, a clothing trader at the main hall of Vinh market, said: “Our stall has hand sanitizer and masks ready to serve customers. The epidemic is complicated and unpredictable, so prevention is better than cure. Only when the epidemic is pushed back can we hope to stabilize business.”

Most traders and residents comply with wearing masks. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Particularly at Coi market (Hung Loc commune, Vinh), the market management board divided into 3 groups, set up barriers at 3 entrances to the market to remind people, if they do not comply, they will absolutely not be allowed to enter the market.

Mr. Cao Van Cuong - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee, Deputy of the Steering Committee for Prevention and ControlCovid-19 epidemicHung Loc commune said: Although the market is small, with only 300 business stalls, it is determined that this is a place with a high risk of epidemics, so epidemic prevention work is being implemented drastically. After receiving the official dispatch from the City People's Committee, we directed the market management board to continuously announce and propagate on the loudspeaker system; and issue documents to business households. At the same time, we rearrange hand-washing stations, set up checkpoints to control mask wearing at the entrances and exits of the market, and those who do not comply will be resolutely not allowed to enter the market.

In addition, mobilize small traders, each stall arranges 1 bottle of sanitizer to serve customers; the commune will support chemicals forspray disinfectant on the marketThe commune's epidemic prevention and control committee coordinates with the market management board to regularly inspect, control and strictly handle violations.

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Hung Loc Commune established inspection teams to remind people to wear masks in public places. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Thanks to the active participation of functional forces, up to now, most traders and people coming to buy and sell at the markets have seriously worn masks and complied with epidemic prevention regulations.

“The Department has sent an official dispatch to districts, cities and towns on strengthening epidemic prevention in markets and shopping malls. Accordingly, in addition to strengthening propaganda to raise awareness for traders and business units to wear masks, market management boards, cooperatives, enterprises managing and exploiting markets and shopping malls coordinate with local police and local epidemic prevention steering committees to strengthen inspection and supervision to promptly detect and strictly handle violations of epidemic prevention work.”

Mr. Cao Minh Tu - Deputy Director of Department of Industry and Trade