Fruits for sale at a supermarket in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai recentlyworked with some supermarket systems in Hanoi on ensuring the supply ofessential goods and preventing the COVID-19 pandemic.
At theAugust 2 meeting, representatives of Co.opmart and Big C supermarkets said thatthe number of customers coming to their supermarkets has increased inrecent days.
The supply of goods at their supermarkets still met demand, said therepresentatives.
They said that the buying demand might increase when the diseasedeveloped, so these businesses have actively increased the stock of goods bytwo or three times.
At the same time, supermarkets also strictly implemented measures to preventand control the pandemic for employees, customers and suppliers.
In addition, businesses also increased home deliveries.
TranThi Phuong Lan, deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade,said that as soon as there were instructions from the Ministry of Industry andTrade and local authorities on the prevention and control of COVID-19, Hanoi hadsent three official letters to commercial and industrial enterprises andpeople's committees of districts and towns in the area.
They required commercial enterprises to proactively revise their stockpileplans, supply goods and actively serve the needs of the people in the area.
Speaking at the meeting, Hai said that the recent infections in the communityshowed the complicated nature of the pandemic.
In this context, it is necessary to implement the Government's directive onpandemic prevention and strengthen measures to ensure the supply ofessential goods, he said./.
VNA
