Police and military troopers on August 23 began to distribute necessary items and medicine, and go grocery shopping on the first day of stricter social distancing in HCMC.
Local celebrities line up at big supermarkets every 8am in Phu Nhuan district, district 10 and district 11 (HCMC) to grocery shop for people during the Covid-19 outbreak.
A new report on the Vietnamese consumer behavior after the period of social distancing by market research company Ipsos shows that up to three-quarters of consumers will reduce the frequency of shopping and entertainment.