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Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai on August 3 emphasised the need to ensure the sufficient supply of essential goods for people, especially those in provinces and cities which are applying social distancing measures.

The Vietnamese capital city will ensure sufficient supply of essential goods for locals amid the implementation of more stringent social distancing measures, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade said it has plans to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential goods to meet consumer demand though all three of the city's largest wholesale markets have been closed.

Localities in the Mekong Delta have coordinated with relevant agencies and businesses to ensure the COVID-19 outbreak does not disrupt the supply of essential goods or causes price hikes, and plan to carry out food safety inspections to ensure people can shop safely.

Businesses are increasing production to ensure sufficient supply of goods for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) early next year and steady prices during the year's biggest shopping season.

Provinces and cities are gearing up for the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday to ensure an adequate supply of essential goods with the COVID-19 pandemic still developing globally.

Producers and distributors of essential goods are striving to ensure sufficient supply amid the return of COVID-19.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai recently worked with some supermarket systems in Hanoi on ensuring the supply of essential goods and preventing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade has coordinated with other government agencies, business groups and districts in the city to ensure supply of essential goods at stable prices amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

As long as people do not panic and rush to buy and store goods, there will be sufficient goods supply even in the context of disease.

Supermarkets in Hanoi keep shelves stocked during the COVID-19 epidemic, meeting the demand of consumers.

The Domestic Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has worked with major distributors such as VinMart, Big C and Saigon Co.op as well as manufacturers to have scenarios and plans to ensure sufficient supply of essential goods amid the nCoV-2019 epidemic.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are working with local businesses to ensure supply of essential goods under the city’s market stabilisation programme for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

With Tet, the Lunar New Year of Vietnamese, approaching, manufacturers and importers in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City have plans to increase supply of essential goods during the holiday, so there will not be price shocks caused by shortages.