Despite the worsening Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of people jostled each other on the opening day of the supermarket in Quang Ngai.
On the morning of March 26, GO Quang Ngai supermarket (Nghia Chanh Ward, Quang Ngai City) officially opened. This event has attracted hundreds of people joining.
Although Covid-19 is taking place everywhere complicatedly, “a sea of people” still jostles for shopping on the opening day of the supermarket. Worryingly, many of these people do not wear masks.
The number of visitors on the opening day is so crowded, making the cashier area overloaded. In particular, the area selling medical masks became chaotic.
This activity easily leads to the risk of disease spread, despite the Covid-19 prevention efforts of Quang Ngai and the whole country.
Talking to Reporter, Chairman of Quang Ngai City People’s Committee Pham Tan Hoang said that the city leaders were quite surprised about this incident. Right in the afternoon of March 26, the People’s Committee of Quang Ngai directed the establishment of an inspection team for GO Quang Ngai’s activities.
“The Covid-19 epidemic is complicated and this situation is not acceptable. I have to immediately check this,” Mr. Hoang said.
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Mr. Hoang said it is still unclear whether the event has been licensed or not. However, this happened in Quang Ngai City, so the leaders of the City People’s Committee were responsible for directing the inspection when receiving feedback.
Talking about the above incident, Mr. Vo Dinh Tra – Director of Quang Ngai Department of Industry and Trade – said that the opening operation of GO Quang Ngai, which took place on March 26, was informed in advance by this supermarket. Regarding the lack of prevention for Covid-19 , creating a crowded event, Mr. Tra said he is waiting to report results.
“From 17h today, this supermarket will be temporarily closed to reorganize disease prevention,” Mr. Tra said.