Food outlets in Hanoi hit by increase in COVID-19 infections
VOV.VN - Many coffee shops and eateries located in the capital have been forced to temporarily close due to a rise of COVID-19 within the community.
The past few days has seen the number of COVID-19 patients in Hanoi continuously rise sharply, reaching a historic peak of roughly 13,000 infected cases on February 28.
By March 1 as many as 74 communes throughout the capital have turned into orange zones which are at high risk of the pandemic. Local authorities have urgently asked residents to follow all relevant COVID-19 prevention and control measures.
A large number of eateries in Cau Giay, Nam Tu Liem, and Dong Da districts temporarily shut down amid COVID-19 fears.
Two restaurants on Trung Kinh street halt operations.
Few people head out these days amid increasing number of COVID-19 infections in the community each day, forcing food outlets to suffer losses with some unable to continue business.
Some eateries say that all of their workers are F0 and F1 cases, meaning they must shut down their outlets as part of efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many premises have been put up for rent for a long time, with no potential owners interested in the current climate.
A restaurant owner shares that she plans to wait for a few months for the number of COVID-19 infections to decline, after which she will resume business.
Few coffee shops are able to maintain normal operations as they struggle to retain customers.
Vietnam has to date recorded over 3.31 million COVID-19 cases, including 2,409,095 recoveries during the fourth pandemic wave which initially began on April 27, 2021. Hanoi alone has recorded a total of 259,100 positive COVID-19 cases.
