Many roads were crowded with vehicles when the city removed road permits, removed checkpoints, and reopened many activities from October 1.
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At 7 a.m., on Nguyen Kiem Street (Go Vap District), people crowded into the city center to work; Contrast that with the sparse scene of cars at the end of August, when Ho Chi Minh City implemented “whoever stays where he is”.
The crowded streets have happened since the end of September when Ho Chi Minh City added a number of groups, increasing the number of shippers to go out, especially when the government removed the road permit from today.
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Nearby, Quang Trung Street is also bustling with cars in both directions, different from the quiet scene a month ago.
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Vehicles are jammed into the city center on Nguyen Oanh street as seen from Pham Ngu Lao overpass (Go Vap district) at 8am.
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Bach Dang Street (Tan Binh District) – one of the main roads entering Tan Son Nhat Airport on the first day of the “new normal” was crowded with cars from early morning.
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One kilometer away, the overpass on Pham Van Dong and Nguyen Thai Son streets – the main road leading to Tan Son Nhat airport and the city center is also crowded.
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The roundabout of Cha Ca Mausoleum (Tan Binh district), the intersection of Cong Hoa, Hoang Van Thu, Le Van Si and Bui Thi Xuan streets, was busier than when the city tightened the distance from the beginning. September.
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Busy cars on Hoang Minh Giam Street (Phu Nhuan District) when the Covid-19 checkpoint here was removed a day ago.
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Dien Bien Phu Street (Binh Thanh District) is more open when the inter-district checkpoint here is no longer open. This is the main road from Dong Nai, Binh Duong, and Thu Duc provinces through Hanoi Highway to the city center.
Many people ride bicycles and exercise on Pham Van Dong Street, the section through Binh Thanh District, since early morning.
According to the new directive, the practice of sports is allowed to operate in groups of up to 15 people per group. In case 100% of participants have been vaccinated with the full dose of vaccine or recovered from Covid-19, they can operate for a maximum of 100 people.
More restaurants are reopened when Ho Chi Minh City relaxes the distance and implements the “new normal”. At a cake shop on Hai Ba Trung Street (District 1), from 7am, people lined up to buy breakfast.
On the morning of September 30, Ho Chi Minh City announced a new directive on adjusting safe and flexible adaptation measures, effectively controlling Covid-19 and socio-economic recovery.
Accordingly, people do not need a road permit, the inner city checkpoints are removed, many businesses, services, food shops, construction works… can resume operations.
The new directive comes after the city of 10 million people experienced more than 120 days of separation with varying degrees of severity. Follow vnexpress