Ho Chi Minh City COVID-19 Archives - TheSmartLocal Vietnam - Travel, Lifestyle, Culture & Language Guide

Historic Bến Thành Market Reopens, Scan Your QR Codes & Buy Fresh Groceries

On 4th October, 109-year-old Bến Thành Market, one of the city’s largest wet markets and tourist attractions, opened its doors to visitors.

At least 1,500 children in Saigon have lost their parents during the pandemic. Authorities are devising plans to support Covid-19 orphans.

Due to soaring new cases and scarcity of resources, around 200 taxis in Saigon have been turned into Covid-19 ambulances.

Living in Saigon amid Covid-19 is harrowing. However, this unsettling experience has given me a newfound respect for everything in life.

Seeing a homeless mason starving on the street, a Saigon police officer gives the man his own meal and donates him some basic necessities.

A dad breaks the curfew as he hits the road after 6PM to buy an oxygen tank for his ill son. This violation ends up melting everyone's heart.

A 8-year-old girl whose dad is infected with Covid-19 begs a doctor to give her mom oxygen. She has no idea that her mom has passed on.

Amid a steady rise in Covid-19 infections, Saigon's citywide movement and safety restrictions will be heightened for the next 2 weeks.

On 18th July, a Saigon resident gets fined for hitting the road despite Covid-19 restrictions. He explains that he needs to borrow money.

Instead of shopping in-store and standing the risks of contracting COVID-19, grocery shoppers can resort to online delivery service.