On the morning of August 28, the Da Nan Police Department began deploying 30 mobile sales points ensuring sufficient and timely supplies of a wide range of good –quality foods and essential products for all locals who are still subject to the ‘stay-at-home’ mandate.

Hai Chau District police officers do the shopping for residents. Photo: DAC MANH

As reported, the above-mentioned 30 mobile sales points showed off abundant amount of goods whilst shoppers who are the representatives of the authorities of residential groups stood in line to wait for their turns to make the purchase.

Receiving large orders

Such goods as meat, fish, eggs, root, tuber and leaf vegetables, seasonings and dried goods for sale at the 30 ‘mobile markets’ were well stored in refrigerated containers of 20 feet or 40 feet.

As recorded at many sales points, the number of orders was quite high. Right from 8:00am on August 28, there were quite many leaders of the neighborhood groups being present at a mobile sales point set up at the Hoa An Market in the namesake ward, Cam Le District to do shopping for local residents. Reportedly, from 7:30am - 8:30am, this site received 70 orders.

Similarly, a mobile sales point at 193 Ha Huy Tap, Hoa Khe Ward, Thanh Khe District also received about 100 orders during 2 hours of opening.

A representative of this mobile sales point said that the leaders of the residential groups could take the portable pachages of goods away after the payment. But regarding large ones, the police force delivered them directly to the residential groups.

Senior Lieutenant Dong Thi Minh Nguyet from Hai Chau District Police double-checked the order before handing it over to the representative of the authority of a local residential group. Photo: DAC MANH

Public excitement with timely food supplies

Ms. Vo Thi Duyen, the Deputy Head of residential group No. 12 in Hoa An Ward, Cam Le District bought goods for about 30 households on Saturday morning.

“I heard of the operation of the mobile sales points through the notice of the Hoa An Ward police via Zalo, then I urged families in my residential group to make orders as soon as possible. Locals were very excited because the prices of the items on sale at these site were very reasonable” , said Duyen.

“This is the right time to deploy such highly practical mobile sales points amid the fact that goods on display at citywide supermarkets are often out of stock, or offered at high prices. Organising the mobile sales point with prices kept stablisied makes locals feel secure and be in great support for the municipal government’s decisions and policies the pandemic containment”, said Mr.Thai Ba Loc, Head of the Executive Board of the Xuan Hoa A residential zone in Hoa Khe Ward, Thanh Khe District.

According to Major Tran Xuan Vinh from the Drug Prevention Police Division under the Da Nang Police Department cum leader in charge of goods collection in front of Thanh Nien (Youth) Park in Khue Trung Ward, Cam Le District, foodstuff offered by the mobile sales points completely met the food safety and hygiene standards, and especially their prices were lower than those at wet markets and supermarkets.

Lieutenant Vo Thanh Dat from Hai Chau 1 Ward Police in Hai Chau District makes statistics on orders from the authorities of the residential areas through Zalo messages. Photo: DAC MANH

Police officers at a mobile sales point in Hoa An Ward, Cam Le District checks the order. Photo: MAI QUE

Police officers at a sales point at 193 Ha Huy Tap, Hoa Khe Ward, Thanh Khe District prepare goods for sale. Photo: M.QUE.

A ‘amateur cashier’ is seen working hard at a sales point on the corner of the intersection of Tran Phu - Le Duan streets. Photo: DAC MANH

Police officers on duty at a mobile sales point in Hoa An Ward, Cam Le District receive orders from local residential group. Photo: M. QUE

Police officers and soldiers in Khue Trung Ward, Cam Le District arrange orders of food Photo: DAC MANH

Police officers at a sales point set up in community houses in Chinh Gian Ward, Thanh Khe District pick up goods for sale. Fresh vegetable are provided free of charge for locals. Photo: M. QUE

Hai Chau District’s police officers support the delivery of food to residential groups Photo: DAC MANH

Police officers in charge of a sales point at 193 Ha Huy Tap, Hoa Khe Ward, Thanh Khe District receive orders from residential groups. Photo: M. QUE

Reporting by DAC MANH, MAI QUE - Translating by A.T