"Gathering goods" to reserve before the gap, fighting for each bag of rice even the chili is no longer available

After the Ho Chi Minh City government issued a decision on social distancing for the whole city for 15 days under Directive 16 from 0:00 on July 9 to prevent Covid-19, many people were worried about lack of goods, so they continued to go shopping together. collect goods in bulk.

The store shelves are empty, the food trays are clean, the necessities are also gone. The price of vegetables at the market is 2.3 times higher than usual. The seller only said one sentence: "No other choice, closing soon".

It has been more than 2 years since the Covid-19 epidemic appeared in Vietnam, however, people's psychology is still quite "unstable" before the changes. The proof is that when the notice of distance according to directive 16 began to appear on the radio and social networks, people rushed to buy goods.

The "glossy" shelves with no leftover food and necessities such as instant noodles, rice, spices... are all clean. Some supermarkets in the city had to put up signs saying out of stock, stopped serving online delivery because the number of shoppers suddenly fluctuated and was more crowded than usual.

At 10 p.m. on July 7, a Facebook account named HN posted a picture of a tray of vegetables, meat, fish, and seafood at the supermarket that had nothing left. This is not the first time that people "coal" because of the rush to buy goods despite the recommendation of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City that food will always be provided in full during the lockdown period.

In April 2020, the first wave of social distancing took place on a large scale, the situation of "collecting goods" happened, causing many people to worry. In addition, the "domino effect", where one house purchase makes another nervous, has also appeared, leading to an increasing number of buyers.

A resident of the city. Thu Duc shared: "In the afternoon, coming home from work, I stopped by the supermarket to buy vegetables for stir-frying, but I didn't have a bunch. Asked the salesperson, they said it was over from 14:00. This is not the first time I have witnessed it. Even the neighbor grocer advised his family to buy instant noodles, soy sauce, fish sauce... to have at home, he said that he had just returned from Cho Lon (District 5), The goods people have lined up to buy almost all, so it is impossible to squeeze in."

Previously, Mr. Nguyen Nguyen Phuong - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade said that after 3 wholesale markets are closed, the city will reserve 3 buffer zones in Cu Chi district, Thu Duc city and Binh Chanh district to gather. goods and food from the provinces. Here, the authorities will disinfect goods and vehicles, then have plans to arrange and transship goods to traditional markets.

Therefore, in the coming days, HCMC will not lack food supply. In addition, the Department of Industry and Trade has also worked with supply chains and business systems to increase goods to meet people's needs through modern trading channels.

Currently, in the city, there are 106 supermarkets providing food and foodstuffs, 112 stores specializing in livestock and poultry meat, 2,469 mini supermarkets and convenience stores, 28,700 department stores selling food. serving the people of Thu Duc City and districts.

Therefore, the situation of "pushling", jostling to buy goods according to information on social networks only gives more components the opportunity to profit. The price of vegetables, meat and fish has been "teamed" up to 2-3 times higher than normal. People in District 8 shared: "Looking at the scene of people crowded, forming a long line at the traditional market, they are bored. After two epidemics, I think we need to be more alert in seeing the problem. Social distancing but still allowed to go out to buy necessities. Moreover, the city has also secured food for the next 15 days."

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