All supermarkets in HCMC will now close at 5 p.m to curb Covid spreading.

[ASEAN NOW News]

 

Retail chains including VinMart and Co. opMart will now operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. instead of 10 p.m.

 

Big C outlets will open 1.5 hours earlier at 7 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. Aeon Malls and Mega Market will also apply the same hours.

 

Most supermarkets in the city had shelves full of eggs, meat, and vegetables earlier this week, and there were no signs of stockpiling.

 

Retail chains have been doubling or tripling their supplies to fulfill demand. They also have delivery staff ready in case delivery platforms are banned.

 

HCMC banned people from leaving their homes except for emergencies after 6 p.m. starting Monday.

 

This is the latest effort to curb the spread of the fourth wave of Covid-19, in which over 62,100 cases have been confirmed in the city out of 97,400 nationwide.

 

[unblocktheplanet]

Restricting grocery hours leads to more overcrowding which leads to increased infection. Let's NOT do this in Thailand!

[digger70]

2 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Restricting grocery hours leads to more overcrowding which leads to increased infection. Let's NOT do this in Thailand!

What would you know . Thailand knows Best.   ????

[Darkside Gray]

They are also limiting the no of people allowed into the marts at 1 time

[pizzachang]

21 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Restricting grocery hours leads to more overcrowding which leads to increased infection. Let's NOT do this in Thailand!

I'm wondering the same. How does requiring thousands of people to shop in a ,ore limited time-frame, REDUCE virus transmission?