The owner cried tears of joy, people lined up to buy beef noodle soup.

Queue for half an hour to buy a bowl of Hue beef noodle soup

Today, September 16, Da Nang City allows restaurants and food and beverage service establishments in the green zone to sell take-out. In the green zone of Nai Hien Dong Ward (Son Tra District) this morning, most restaurants are still hesitant to reopen. Walking around Nai Hien Dong Ward, the reporter noted that the number of restaurants that have opened can be "counted on the fingers".

Khuc Hao Street has long been known as Nai Hien Dong's "food paradise" with the most restaurants. There are restaurants with nearly 20 customers at a time. Although it is quite crowded, everyone strictly keeps their distance.

People and shop owners follow social distancing and always have hand sanitizer available for use after delivery.

A noodle shop on Khuc Hao Street (Nai Hien Dong, Son Tra District) has put up ropes for people to line up and keep distance.

Mr. Tran Ngoc Sang (43 years old, living in group 78, doing business at Tho Quang fishing port) said he was fed up with breakfasts of instant noodles, dried instant noodles, fried instant noodles... This morning, when the People's Committee of Da Nang City allowed take-out, he woke up at 6am to go buy food.

“Walked around the ward to find a bowl of beef noodle soup to satisfy my craving. But I had to find 2-3 familiar restaurants but they weren’t open yet. I went to the restaurant at 164 Khuc Hao early but it was quite crowded. To get 4 bowls of noodles for the whole family, I had to wait for more than half an hour to buy them,” said Mr. Sang.

People line up to buy bread in Ngu Hanh Son District, the first green zone district of Da Nang City.

Like Mr. Sang, many people were very happy after buying a bowl of familiar-flavored beef noodle soup.

“It’s been two months since I’ve tasted a bowl of noodles. I just hope the pandemic will pass quickly and the shops will reopen…”, shared Ms. Lan, a resident. The owner of the shop at 262 Khuc Hao said that since 5am, people in the Nai Hien Dong green area, taking advantage of their time to exercise, have stopped by his shop to buy food for the whole family to eat breakfast. “There are only two people in the shop, the wife cooks and I pack. There are many customers, running around like a shuttle. Although I’m exhausted, I feel very happy…”, the shop owner confided.

Quang noodle shop on Phan Tu street (Ngu Hanh Son district) serves take-out on the morning of September 16.

The shop owner "cried with joy" when he was able to sell again.

Thanh Nien reporters recorded that on many streets such as Nguyen Chi Thanh, Ngo Gia Tu, Pasteur... which are green zones, there are many restaurants, but most of them have not yet reopened. A few stores have opened, but people are lining up. Customers are required to keep their distance and ensure the 5K principle throughout the shopping process.

Ms. Ta Thi Kim Lien (owner of Mr. Ta's noodle shop, Hai Chau 1 Ward, Hai Chau District) said that in recent days, some regular customers have placed orders, and the shop sells through delivery through a team of shippers. However, selling through shippers is difficult because the shipper team is still small, and sometimes it takes half an hour for orders to reach customers.

From early morning on September 16, Ong Ta fish noodle shop was busy preparing to serve take-out.

Nguyen Chi Thanh fish noodle street is a famous culinary destination visited by many tourists when traveling to Da Nang city.

“I was so happy to hear that the store was reopening. There were fewer customers than usual, but being open and having customers was a joy. I also want to make a living. Although I know there will be many difficulties, I will try my best to sell slowly and wait for the social distancing to end. I will try to implement 5K, as well as other measures to ensure safety and prevent the epidemic,” said Ms. Lien.

Meanwhile, at the Hai Hue rice noodle shop (Hai Chau district), customers are constantly asked by staff to keep their distance. Busy with her family serving dozens of customers waiting, Ms. Nguyen Hue, owner of the Hai Hue rice noodle shop, said that the long period of closure has weighed heavily on her shoulders due to the heavy burden of rent. Day and night, Ms. Hue's family is looking forward to selling again to earn a living.

“Since yesterday, family members have been busy preparing raw materials in time to reopen this morning. This morning, seeing customers coming to buy goods, I cried with joy. The epidemic situation in the city is under control, people are gradually returning to a new normal life. To me, today is like Tet,” Ms. Hue said tearfully.

Customers line up to buy banh cuon after more than a month this restaurant stopped selling.

Ms. Hue, owner of Hai Hue rice cake shop (Hai Chau District) is as happy as Tet when she can sell again.

Shop owners in Da Nang City hope the epidemic will pass soon so they can serve customers dine-in.

On the morning of September 16, Mr. Vo Truong Anh (Chairman of Hai Chau 1 Ward People's Committee, Hai Chau District) said that on the first day that shops were allowed to open for take-out, the locality had sent out a reminder to shops to ensure compliance with epidemic prevention regulations.

“People who come to buy take-away must ensure distance. All businesses in the ward strictly comply. In cases of large gatherings, the local authorities have reminded them. Basically, shop owners have also been vaccinated against Covid-19,” informed the Chairman of the People's Committee of Hai Chau 1 Ward.

Previously, as Thanh Nien reported, from 8:00 a.m. on September 16, Da Nang City relaxed many activities in the "yellow zones" and "green zones". In addition, for green zones and inter-green zones (many green zones at the ward and district levels adjacent to each other), people are allowed to leave their homes to go to supermarkets and convenience stores.

Traditional markets sell goods directly to people within green zones and inter-green zones. Each household can choose to go to the supermarket or market every 3 days and must have a QR code purchase receipt according to regulations.

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