People wear masks to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic in Osaka, Japan. Photo: Kyodo/VNA Accordingly, commercial centers are allowed to fully operate on weekdays, but the opening hours are shorter and still have to maintain restrictive measures on weekends, only opening restaurants or shops. areas selling daily necessities. In Tokyo and Osaka, all shopping centers of Isetan Mitsukoshi Company and H2O Retail Group fully reopened on June 1. The Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka has also reopened for the first time since it was closed on April 25. 2 hours before the park opened, a long line of people waited in front of the gate. As planned, the park is only open on weekdays and continues to be closed on weekends. Park officials estimate the number of visitors to the park can be up to 5,000 each day and have installed partitions between dining tables at the park’s restaurant. In addition, park staff will also suggest that visitors leave the park at different times to avoid crowding. On the same day, Japan also decided to cancel a football friendly match against Jamaica after 10 players of the Jamaican team could not board the plane due to problems related to testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to the Japan Football Association (JFA), only half of the players in the Jamaican football team were allowed to board the plane, while 10 players were unable to board the plane due to problems with testing measures for the SARS virus. -CoV-2. The JFA did not give details, but according to Jamaica’s Gleaner newspaper, the country’s players currently playing in England did not have PCR test results – which is one of the requirements for entry to Japan. Copy. Meanwhile, according to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Tel Aviv, on June 1, Israel lifted all social restriction measures after more than a year of application, because the COVID-19 epidemic situation had decreased to near the average level. often. Accordingly, Israelis no longer have to present a “green card” certifying that they have been vaccinated or have immunity when setting foot in crowded places in enclosed spaces such as restaurants and bars; agencies and offices are no longer limited to the number of employees present at the same time; Crowded events, both indoor and outdoor, are no longer limited to the number of participants. Currently, only a few regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control remain in effect, including the mandatory wearing of masks in enclosed spaces and mandatory isolation for those entering the country. However, Israeli authorities are considering lifting the mask wearing rule in the next few days. The regulation of wearing masks when outdoors has been lifted since mid-April. After the intensive vaccination campaign, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Israel has decreased rapidly, currently only 4-5 cases / day, compared to the peak of over 10,000 cases / day. The number of cases being treated also decreased to 350 cases. Israel has completed vaccination against COVID-19 for over 70% of eligible subjects and is planning to vaccinate children 12-15 years old.

People in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2021. Photo: THX/VNA Faced with the fact that many businesses operating in the above fields have complained about the serious effects of having to close partially or completely when the current state of emergency was imposed at the end of April, last week, The government of Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has issued new guidelines aimed at balancing controlling the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and reviving the already ravaged economy. Accordingly, commercial centers are allowed to fully operate on weekdays, but the opening hours are shorter and still have to maintain restrictive measures on weekends, only opening restaurants or shops. areas selling daily necessities. In Tokyo and Osaka, all shopping centers of Isetan Mitsukoshi Company and H2O Retail Group fully reopened on June 1. The Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka has also reopened for the first time since it was closed on April 25. 2 hours before the park opened, a long line of people waited in front of the gate. As planned, the park is only open on weekdays and continues to be closed on weekends. Park officials estimate the number of visitors to the park can be up to 5,000 each day and have installed partitions between dining tables at the park’s restaurant. In addition, park staff will also suggest that visitors leave the park at different times to avoid crowding. On the same day, Japan also decided to cancel a football friendly match against Jamaica after 10 players of the Jamaican team could not board the plane due to problems related to testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to the Japan Football Association (JFA), only half of the players in the Jamaican football team were allowed to board the plane, while 10 players were unable to board the plane due to problems with testing measures for the SARS virus. -CoV-2. The JFA did not give details, but according to Jamaica’s Gleaner newspaper, the country’s players currently playing in England did not have PCR test results – which is one of the requirements for entry to Japan. Copy./.

On weekends, the capital’s hot weather makes many people choose commercial centers as a place to “relax”. People comply with epidemic prevention regulations, have their temperature checked at the entrance, wear masks during sightseeing and shopping. The shopping center is especially crowded on the supermarket and dining floors. Prepared food stalls are especially attractive, some people forget to keep their distance when choosing goods. No longer buying and hoarding like previous outbreaks, most people buy according to family needs, often preparing food for 3 days – 1 week. The checkout counters are open at full capacity to serve customers, at peak times, it takes about 15-20 minutes for customers to wait for their turn, because some counters have orders to go to the market to buy large quantities. Although the supermarket has instructions to line up and stick to the floor, most customers don’t notice, standing close to each other Although the Hanoi People’s Committee requires indoor food and drink shops to ensure a minimum distance of 2m from seats, the cafe in the commercial center lobby still arranges tables close together, almost full. The store makes full use of the space and aisles to place tables and chairs In contrast to the crowded food court, crowded cafes, and empty fashion stores, weekend shopping Even some layers of fashion and accessories are almost empty The children’s play area suffers from the same sad and empty situation, although it is still open for operation Outside the commercial center, some indoor restaurants are closed or only sell take-out, although not within the scope of the requirements of the City People’s Committee. Hanoi. The shop has equipped a shield, but does not serve customers to eat on the spot to ensure epidemic prevention phòng Shops are closed, leaving many streets deserted on weekends Beer shops, pubs comply with epidemic prevention regulations, arrange tables and chairs, closed from the beginning of the week

Many commercial centers in Hanoi on the morning of May 2 welcome a large number of guests to play and eat. Including the Japanese brand supermarket system in Long Bien district, the shopping area is crowded with people starting at 11am. The checkout area is always crowded. Prices today are the same as usual. Visitors here wear 100% masks due to the development of the Covid-19 epidemic, which is at risk of a resurgence. According to a security guard, the number of customers flocking here on weekends is higher than on weekdays, especially today is a holiday, so the workload of supermarket staff increases several times. Resting area, using soft drinks is full at 11:45. Today, the majority of customers are families bringing children, the elderly or organizing relatives to go out. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh and his girlfriend, after shopping for clothes, went to a shop selling stuffed animals to visit. He said the purpose of coming here on a day off is sightseeing, walking is the main thing, not shopping or eating. Mr. Hoa (a resident of Long Bien district, right) enters an electronics store to buy technology products. Initially, he chose to buy a laptop with a price of 13 million VND for the purpose of watching movies online instead of the phone because of the large screen, but after someone recommended using a smart TV, he reconsidered. . The stalls selling fast food are full. The person who came after did not have a seat. Similar is the stall selling Vietnamese, Hong Kong, Thai hotpot… Man traveling with his family enjoying a quick lunch. The price of a hot pot here is from 300,000 VND, guests can choose according to the combo depending on their preferences and needs. Customers are especially crowded in the fast food area and have to wait in line for tens of minutes to get their turn. However, there are no seats inside, many people buy to take out to enjoy. The gaming area is also full, customers are mainly young people and young people. The machines work continuously, many young people have to stand next to them and wait for their turn. While the food stalls, supermarkets are crowded, the stalls selling household goods, fashion… are quite deserted. Trang, an employee at the shopping center, said that customers flock here often near lunch and dinner time, and normally on the floors there are only scattered people.

Guaranteed 100% capital, interest? Talking to reporters Workers On the evening of April 20, an investment participant on Coolcat said that she was introduced by an acquaintance as a 100% capital and profitable money investment application. “That person said that it was good to invest, considering the daily market money, so I joined and transferred there 3.8 million VND” – she said. The above investor mentioned that after investing, she was instructed to install the application and each day click to predict Bitcoin price, gold price up and down. After each day of playing, investors will have a profit of 2-3 USD. When collecting enough interest at least 10 USD, players will be withdrawn. “I see no matter what the prediction goes up or down, I eat all the money so I giddy. With 2 times profit totaling 22 USD within 20 days, the application crashes, as if I lost the remaining capital” She said she wanted the authorities to step in to clarify the case and handle the fraudster. The woman also said that her investment in the Coolcat app is very small compared to many others. In her group, there were many people who lost a lot of money and did not know how to get it back. However, many people still dream of getting back the lost money. On the Facebook page “Coolcat Vietnam – Safe investment”, a member named PBT posted an article with the content: “Anyone who is fooled at Coolcat, join the group with their determination to get back”. Similarly, another member named DMT also advertised a reasonable method of playing with support tools so that players could get their lost money back from Coolcat. Even the members said that after the Coolcat app collapsed, a smaller amount of capital could be invested in similar apps and more profitable than the lost amount. Notably, these articles have been interacted and responded to by quite a few members. People who lost money because of the Shopping Mall app went to Vinh Phuc province police to denounce. Photo: NVCC Many forms of fraud Another money-making platform also attracts investors, making many people “disillusioned”, called Shopping Mail. News source Workers said the Criminal Police Department (PC02) Vinh Phuc province police received a denunciation from the user of the Shopping Mail shopping app (http://shop555.cc). As a reflection, this person is introduced to you Shopping Mail app with conditions to register for an account, then top up at the shop to hunt for orders and receive commissions according to rank. Specifically, level 1 receives 16%; level 2 receives 8%; Level 3 receives 4% of the order value received. Content of money transfer is the phone number registered app. “Due to the referral, I registered to open an account, then transfer the money to the account numbers provided by the app. On April 14, I could not access the website http://shop555.cc , the entire deposited amount is lost “- said the applicant. Another investor shared that she lost tens of thousands of dollars just because she participated in profitable financial investment projects. In it, at a project called NDT, she lost up to 40,000 USD, affecting her family happiness. “The initial amount to participate in financial investment projects is my savings. After that, I lost money, I borrowed more to invest, but lost money, debts piled up” – she lamented. Financial expert Phan Dung Khanh said that the current financial investment scams are as many as mushrooms after the rain, targeting those who are only interested in the advertised profit without being equipped with knowledge, lack of knowledge. alert. It is easy to see of these fraudulent exchanges in Vietnam, according to Mr. Phan Dung Khanh, that “cover losses, burn accounts, commit profits” … Vietnam offices of these floors are often discreet in high-rise buildings, without signs, only a few sets of temporary furniture and can disappear in just a few hours … Or the floors are introduced to offices, headquarters abroad but in fact is without a license. Therefore, putting money into these exchanges, “investors” will not be protected by the law in case of incidents and the risk of empty-handedness is very high. Therefore, people need to be careful, learn carefully.