Our observation in the morning of September 9 showed that residents were very excited about the reopening of some grocery stores, food and drink delivery services in green zones.

A bakery on Nguyen Cong Tru Street in An Hai Bac Ward, Son Tra District, reopens, making local residents very excited.

Nam Duong is among the three wards of Hai Chau District which have been classified as green zones. Four eateries on Huynh Thuc Khang Street which is dedicated to dining and drinking services reopened in the morning of September 9.

"I am really very happy, there are no words to describe the level of happiness I feel. Two days ago, I called a supplier of field eels in my hometown in Nghe An Province. My fellow countrymen were also happy to hear that my eatery reopens. However, I don't know the exact amount my customers need today, so I only cooked 50 portions of eel dishes. Our eatery now only offers food delivery service with ShopeeFood app because we are not allowed to deliver directly to customers," said Mr. Nghia, the owner of Mrs Chua's Eatery dedicated field eel dishes located at No.120 on Huynh Thuc Khang Street.

A shipper waiting to receive food from an eatery on Huynh Thuc Khang Street

The shipper named Vinh said that the food delivery app opened from 6:30 am today, September 9, and he has received 12 orders in total from customers from opening time to 8 am.

 “I don't want to receive much orders from customers because I am afraid I will be unable to deliver on time. I turn off the app after receiving enough orders from customers because I want to reduce customer wait times," Vinh said.

Mr Vu, the owner of a bakery in Phuoc My Ward daily makes 350 loaves of bread to serve local people

Opening grocery stores in green areas were very busy this morning, with lots of customers shopping for food and essential items.

We can read emotions of shoppers at grocery stores behind their masks when they are now able to go shopping for food items their families need.

Most of opening grocery stores are putting in place proper precautions, including distancing markers to ensure customers are keeping a safe distance when shopping.

Grocery store shelves are now full with abundant food and essential goods.

Reporting by QUYNH TRANG – translating by H.L