Because of the Covid-19 epidemic, many restaurants closed, businesses “escape”

At this time, although there is no longer a social distancing order, the number of F0 in the community decreases, Hanoi reopens its economy, and business activities at some major commercial centers in Hanoi such as Royal city, Big C Thang Long, Aeon Mall, Lotte… have returned to normal operations. However, some shops and restaurants have had to temporarily suspend operations due to lack of customers, prolonged absence of customers, and many places closed for business without knowing the reopening date.

This hot pot restaurant is barely working, and the inside isn’t clean either

Many restaurants serving food and drinks in the commercial center on Nguyen Trai Street (Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi) are still in a state of “holiday”. Entering this commercial center, going down to the basement or up to the main hall, many people are surprised because the food area used to be busy but now is “immovable”. When going deep, you will encounter many scenes of restaurants with sloppy tables and chairs, dirt, and the smell of mold. Some beverage shops use canvas to cover the goods that have not been sold out since the previous epidemic break until now.

The beverage shop, selling toys for children is covered with nets, toys and some other drinks are covered with tarpaulin.

A large culinary floor only has famous food brands that are open and operating. The rest, many stores have temporarily closed operations, do not know the reopening date.

The restaurant serving grilled hot pot at a commercial center on Nguyen Trai Street has been closed for a few months

Ms. Hang, a salesperson of the shop next to the hot pot restaurant, said that this restaurant has been closed for a few months since the epidemic with the number of F0 increasing rapidly. At that time, her shop also took a week off and then went back to work, but after a few months of working, she still had not seen this hot pot restaurant open, nor did the manager of the restaurant come to clean up.

“Since I returned to work until now, I have noticed that this shop has not reopened. Some days, the customers of that shop also ran over to ask me, but I didn’t know why because I couldn’t meet the manager of this shop to ask if it was still for sale or not. Tables and chairs also left dust and dirt, so no one came to clean it,” Hang said.

Dirty tables and chairs, mold from the inside out without seeing passersby clean

As noted by a VOV.VN reporter, at a commercial center on Pham Ngoc Thach Street, many shops have temporarily closed operations after a prolonged period of the Covid-19 epidemic.

The Thai food shop in the Royal City shopping center (Nguyen Trai street) has been closed since Hanoi had many cases and has not reopened until now.

In addition to businesses temporarily suspending operations, there are still many restaurants, eateries and other famous brands that are trying to recover the economy after a long time being affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.

After the Covid-19 epidemic, although many stores have temporarily stopped operating, besides that, there are still a part of other food service shops that are still maintaining and trying to “retain” customers.