Can Tho floating market busy again during new normal period
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(VOVWORLD) - Traders operating in the Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho city returned to their daily bustling lives following local authorities lifting COVID-19 restrictions.
 The floating market reopens on October 19, with the lives of local people once again being busy following a hiatus caused by the country’s COVID-19 fight. |
 Familiar images can now easily be seen across the market after the three-month period of enforcing social distancing measures. |
 Traders strictly follow the Health Ministry’s 5K message regarding COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures. |
 Locals continue to don face masks, maintain a safe distance from one another, and using bottles of hand sanitizer in an effort to curb the potential spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the new normal. |
 A food outlet owned by a 61-year-old woman in the floating market attracts customers just as it did before it was forced to close. |
 Plenty of people come to the market just to sample the delicious food served by the eatery run by the old woman. |
 Locals can’t hide their happiness at the prospect of returning to their daily lives in the floating market as it helps to improve their income and overcome difficulties during COVID-19 combat. |
 Fruit and vegetables are popular items on sale in the floating market. |
 Traders state that during the three month period of the market’s closure, they received no income and only were given necessities through the support from local authorities. The floating market reopens, therefore providing them with fresh opportunities to earn a living and feed their families. |
 Traders anticipate that they will receive domestic and foreign tourists soon once the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control. |
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