The sights and tourism in Ho Chi Minh City are empty on the first day of public holidays

The first day of the holidays April 30 and May 1, the sights and entertainment in Ho Chi Minh City fell into the scene of few visitors.

Taking advantage of the 30/4 holiday, many people take their children to play at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden (District 1). Recorded by reporters of News Newspaper on April 30, famous entertainment and tourist spots in the city such as Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office, Nguyen Van Binh Book Street The Saigon Zoo and the War Remnants Museum were all deserted, only a few visitors took pictures and quickly left. Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City, said that the new normal period from the beginning of the year until now, the city has about 40-50% of tourism businesses operating again. Currently, the tourism industry of Ho Chi Minh City has also entered a recovery phase, promoting domestic tourism demand stimulus programs, especially promoting demand stimulus programs during the peak travel season on April 30 and 1/5 to attract tourists to Ho Chi Minh City. However, when the COVID-19 epidemic reappeared, the tourism industry in Ho Chi Minh City faced more difficulties. Specifically, the number of visitors to tourist attractions and entertainment in the city will decrease, summer tours are also moved by customers … Currently, all travel and entertainment establishments Services, restaurants, hotels … have re-enabled the epidemic prevention system according to the general rules of the Ministry of Health and the tourism industry, ensuring safety for visitors when visiting and traveling in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh. News Newspaper would like to send pictures of sparse tourists in Ho Chi Minh City on the first day of holidays, April 30 and May 1: The ticket booth at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens had no buyers because people were concerned about the COVID-19 epidemic. War Remnants Museum has very few visitors on April 30. Many tourists took pictures in the central post office area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City and quickly left because of concerns about the COVID-19 epidemic. The sights of Notre Dame Cathedral in the COVID-19 epidemic season are also few people and tourists visiting. On April 30, the two-story buses in Ho Chi Minh City “lying dormant” waiting for guests because Ho Chi Minh City had a suspected case of COVID-19 infection in the community. Ho Chi Minh City’s book street is also unusually quiet on the first day of the holidays April 30 and May 1. Banners and slogans recommending the COVID-19 epidemic prevention guide have been erected quite a lot at tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh City to remind visitors to raise awareness of epidemic prevention. Tourists visiting and traveling in Ho Chi Minh City are also serious about wearing anti-epidemic masks. The central area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City is also empty of traffic on April 30.