{"id":7435,"date":"2021-06-07T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T04:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=7435"},"modified":"2022-03-23T11:15:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T03:15:30","slug":"quarantine-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/quarantine-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Man’s 10-Min Wait For A Breakfast Takeaway Turns Into A 21-Day Quarantine Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man buys a takeaway breakfast, ends up in quarantine<\/h2>\n
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We’ve all had a day or two when nothing seems to be going right. You get into an argument with your boss at the office. You get pulled over by the traffic police on your way back from work. Your partner is mad at you over some trivial matter. Those sorts of days.<\/p>\n

Most of the time, we let the matter go with a sigh, blaming it on bad luck. But have you ever been so unlucky that you’ve gotten quarantined inside a COVID-19 zone <\/strong>simply by going out to order a takeaway breakfast<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly what happened to a man in Saigon. Here\u2019s how he found himself in a hilariously unfortunate situation that makes us wanna tweet #feelsbad in response.<\/p>\n

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Man waits for breakfast as authorities quarantine area<\/h3>\n
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\nImage credit: Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

On the morning of 30th May 2021, Saigon resident Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u00e0nh went to a food stall in T\u00e2n Ph\u00fa District, intending to get a takeaway order for breakfast.<\/p>\n

But as his bad fortune would have it, what the 26-year-old man expected to be a 10-minute stop ended up turning into a full 21-day quarantine order. When he was waiting for his food, medical authorities came and put barricades around the area as a COVID-19 patient had been discovered there.<\/p>\n

Most painfully, they only isolated a very small section of the street \u2013 one that Th\u00e0nh happened to be in.<\/p>\n

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He had to take refuge at a local resident’s home<\/h3>\n
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\nTh\u00e0nh getting provisions from a supply counter set up inside the quarantine area<\/em>
\nImage credit: Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI was dumbfounded for a few seconds,\u201d Th\u00e0nh recounted his bizarre situation to Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/em><\/a>, \u201cThe food stall I bought from was at the very edge of the quarantined area too. If it had been just slightly to the side, I would\u2019ve gone free.\u201d Adding salt to injury, indeed.<\/p>\n

Th\u00e0nh also mentioned he already clarified with the quarantine staff that he was not a resident of the area and was only passing by, but they clarified that he needed to wait until the testing procedure was completed.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: Zing News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it\u2019d only take a little while. Turns out, I needed to stay until the quarantine order was lifted. I had to seek shelter at a local resident\u2019s house,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Regardless, the man \u2013 though understandably frustrated \u2013 sensibly complied with the order. He described his ordeal as \u201conce-in-a-lifetime experience\u201d to Zing News<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no point in worrying or getting disheartened. The best I can do now is to wait for the quarantine to be removed. I hope everyone can also adhere responsibly to protocols to curb the disease so that I can finally go home,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

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Unlucky man put in quarantine while buying breakfast<\/h3>\n
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Now, we wouldn\u2019t want to trade places with Th\u00e0nh, but we do agree with him. Getting angry and trying to get out would get him nowhere. Hence, the best course of action for him is to stay where he is \u2013 helping to contain the risks of infecting other areas in the process.<\/p>\n

Still, props to the man for forgoing his personal convenience for the good of the community. At least he\u2019d come out of this with a memorable story to tell.<\/p>\n

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