Vinh City: Market is unexpectedly deserted on the first day of reopening

Nguyen Chau• September 15, 2021 14:23

(Baonghean.vn) - Although epidemic prevention measures at markets in Vinh City were ensured, the number of customers coming to the market to shop on the first day of reopening was very low.

Vinh City officially reopened 3 markets this morning, September 15, including Ben Thuy market, Hung Phuc market and Nghi Lien commune's Chua market. Since early morning, the markets have been roped off to guide the entrances and exits and marked out standing positions to ensure social distancing. Photo: NC

At Nghi Lien Commune's Chua Market, police, youth union members, and militia were mobilized to control traders and people buying and selling at the market. It is known that this market has a total of 80 traders, but only 26 traders entered the market to trade on the morning of September 15. Photo: NC

People entering the markets must fully comply with epidemic prevention measures including wearing masks, disinfecting, measuring body temperature, recording personal information... Photo: NC

Although epidemic prevention measures were taken, in reality, very few people came to the market to buy goods, and there were even more vendors than customers. In the photo: Ben Thuy Market was deserted on the morning of September 15. Photo: NC

Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung, a trader at Ben Thuy market, sighed: "This morning I set up my stall early after nearly a month of closure due to the epidemic. I thought it would be busy, but unexpectedly the market was deserted. I only sold 2kg of meat to 3 customers all morning. The traders had to help each other buy goods to avoid unsold goods." Photo: NC

At Hung Phuc market, the situation is similar, the aisles in the market are deserted. It is known that this market has nearly 100 traders; however, on the morning of September 15, only more than 30 traders came to sell, the number of people coming to the market to shop was very small. Photo: NC

With no customers, many traders took advantage of the opportunity to surf their phones or review their books. It is known that the main reason why people are not "keen" on going to the market is because they are still afraid of the epidemic, when many previous Covid-19 infections in Vinh City were related to the market. Moreover, going to the market to shop requires many epidemic prevention checks, so many people have chosen to have their goods shipped or go to essential stores on the roads. Photo: NC

Currently, the remaining markets in Vinh City continue to complete preparations to be assessed and soon reopen to serve people's shopping needs. Photo: NC