The beef noodle seller is happy to be back.

From September 8, Ho Chi Minh City allows food and beverage service businesses (with a business registration license) to operate from 6am to 6pm every day in the form of takeaway sales by ordering via technology and shippers. After the information was widely shared on social networks, in beef noodle selling groups, many people posted articles preparing to "comeback" with the familiar beef noodle dish. Many netizens also called out the names of the famous "suicide beef noodle sisters" from before. Many netizens even joked that tomorrow they would "go to work" because they were worried about ordering their favorite dishes.

Ms. Nguyen Phuong Trinh (owner of a beef noodle shop in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City) said that she had closed her shop and temporarily stopped selling beef noodle soup since Ho Chi Minh City implemented social distancing according to Directive 16 to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. "Before the epidemic, the shop sold about 50 bowls a day, but after selling online, sales increased significantly, sometimes selling 200 bowls. I plan to sell again on September 10," she said.

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Ms. Trinh said that she had received a Covid-19 vaccine shot and that she would continue to complete the registration procedures according to the City People's Committee's announcement about resuming business.

Even though she has stopped selling, Ms. Trinh still receives dozens of phone calls every day from regular customers asking for beef noodle soup. She said she does not accept orders, but she still replies to customers and waits until the dish is available again, then posts the announcement on her personal page.

Ms. Trinh confided: "I was very happy to hear that we were able to reopen because it had been a long time since we had closed. Everyone didn't have to worry about food, so the situation would probably be better."

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To ensure safety, Ms. Trinh left the beef noodles on the table and walked away. The shipper would come and pick up the goods and leave the money on the table. After the shipper left, she came to spray disinfectant and then collect the money. That was also the epidemic prevention method Ms. Trinh had applied during her previous online sales.

Similar to Ms. Trinh, Ms. Nguyen Uyen (who sells beef noodle soup online in Binh Thanh District) felt very happy when hearing the news that she would be allowed to do business again. Ms. Uyen said that because the city tightened the social distancing order, her family intended to stop selling beef noodle soup. However, after hearing the news that business would be allowed to resume, she will consider continuing to sell.

“My mother and I plan to sell it again if things go well. It’s business, so of course we’re happy to hear that it’s for sale again,” she shared.

As Thanh Nien reported, from September 8, Ho Chi Minh City allows food and beverage service businesses (with a business registration license) to operate from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day in the form of take-out sales. Businesses operating under the "3 on-site" method only organize business through online ordering; delivery people are units providing goods delivery services with technology applications (shippers) must ensure safety measures to prevent and combat the epidemic.

The above establishments must register their business with the district, county and Thu Duc City to be granted a travel permit according to Official Dispatch 2800 dated August 21 of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. The accompanying condition is that the employee has been vaccinated with at least 1 dose of Covid-19 vaccine and has a negative Covid-19 rapid test every 2 days according to the application form or a pooled sample of 3 people according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health .

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