Hotels and bars sell essential items to stay in business during pandemic period

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A hotel located on Hang Buom street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter now sells baby diapers. The hotel owner says it had no guests during the social distancing period, therefore it resorted to selling necessities to help improve his family’s income.

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Menus with prices ranging from VND30,000 to VND100,000 per set meal are placed in front of a hotel on Hang Trong street. The owner says he receives 100 online orders each day to support him pay the salary of his staff who have been stranded in Hanoi for over two months due to the social distancing period.

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Similarly, plenty of owners of bars and nightclubs on Bui Vien street in Ho Chi Minh City turn to selling food and beverages to pay for the cost of renting their building.