Largest traditional market in Ho Chi Minh City reopens

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Plenty of traders based at Ben Thanh market return to their daily routine as the southern city moves into a “new normal” on October 4.

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Only 57 of the 1,442 outlets at the site are permitted to reopen, with the majority of them selling essential food items.

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Food outlets are fully equipped with protective shields as a means of limiting contact between traders and customers.

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Traders are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or they must be F0 cases recovering from the pandemic. Customers are forced to scan their QR codes and complete electronic healthcare declarations when entering the market.

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The reopening of traditional markets is one part of the roadmap devised by Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

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A 59-year-old trader says she feels happy at the prospect of reopening her outlet, thereby helping to improve the income for her family which has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In late June, Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade requested that Ben Thanh market shut down to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within the local community.

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Largest traditional market in HCM City reopens

VOV.VN - Many traders based at Ben Thanh market, one of the biggest outlet centers in Ho Chi Minh City began to resume their operations on October 4 after a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Largest traditional market in HCM City reopens

VOV.VN - Many traders based at Ben Thanh market, one of the biggest outlet centers in Ho Chi Minh City began to resume their operations on October 4 after a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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