HCM City authorities have urged businesses to ensure supply of essential goods and necessities and offer promotion programmes for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday while following pandemic prevention measures.
The HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority is helping businesses at industrial parks that house their staff buy food and other essential goods amid the stricter social distancing mandate currently in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Supply of essential goods such as vegetables and foodstuffs to HCM City is abundant and will even exceed demand during the rest of the social distancing period.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Special Working Group said the supply of essential goods to HCM City has gradually stabilised with 5,000 priority-licensed vehicles supplying retailers.
Amid the complex development of COVID-19 over the past seven months, the supply of goods in the city has remained sufficient with no sudden increases in prices recorded
The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade held an online meeting with a representative of supermarkets, food stores and traditional markets to ensure supply of essential items is adequate in the next six months.
The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has co-ordinated with other agencies and business groups in the city to ensure supply of essential goods at stable prices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
The new strain of coronavirus has killed nearly 500 people and infected more than 24,000 across the globe. Tran Duy Dong, director of the Domestic Market Department, speaks to Vietnam News Agency about its plans to ensure supplies of essential goods.
HCM City authorities are working with local businesses to ensure supply of essential goods under the citys market stabilisation programme for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.