HCM City tightens COVID-19 prevention at wet markets
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has moved to boost COVID-19 prevention and control measures at wet markets after the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread to these crowded areas.
Under instructions recently issued by the municipal administration, all makeshift markets in the city have been closed. Meanwhile, local residents have been given coupons to shop at wet markets to limit the number of shoppers in these places.
To slow the spread of the virus in the southern metropolis, the municipal administration requests the suspension of non-essential services, with clothes shops in Thu Duc market temporarily shut down.
Barriers are erected in order to prevent motorbikes from entering markets in HCM City.
Customers must wear masks, declare their health status, and have their body temperature recorded before entering the market.
Local residents must fill out all necessary information on their tickets, including their name, phone number, entry and exit times.
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, several makeshift stalls remain open at Vung Tung street close to Ba Chieu market.
A mobile team operate around Nguyen Dinh Chieu street to inform people about preventive measures, and to measure the temperature of traders.
They request that everyone fully comply with regulations, and warn lawbreakers will be duly punished.
A team staff raise wanings after several people fail to keep a safe distance from others.
Market management boards are also conducting random tests on people who are at risk of infection, such as drivers and traders at markets.
