Traders with their advertisements at a Covid-19 checkpoint near Hang Be Market
According to an announcement by chairman of Hang Bac Ward People's Committee, Nguyen Hong Dung, all trading activities in this area will be banned from August 19 until further notice.
A leader of Hoan Kiem District People's Committee told Dantri/Dtinews that the move came after local authorities tightened virus prevention rules as the pandemic was still complicated in the area.
Since the social distancing rules were applied in Hanoi, traders around the old Hang Be Market have increased advertising at checkpoints to reach their customers. They quickly put up various advertising banners at the barriers with mini menus of their famous prepared food and phone numbers of the shops. Customers can call the shops to order the food and wait for the delivery at the checkpoint.
With these methods, the checkpoints were usually crowded with buyers and sellers, which posed a threat of virus spreading.
