Social Distancing Directive in BR-VT Extended

cruisemonkey wrote:

Translation (blame Google, not me  -

Thank you for the laugh.

cruisemonkey wrote:

no business unnecessary services, including lottery;

No lottery; now that is serious.   

Went out to do essential shopping today. Seems the 2m distance guideline is out of the window.

Why do I get the feeling that Vietnam, after doing so well, is going to screw this up.

sanooku wrote:

Why do I get the feeling that Vietnam, after doing so well, is going to screw this up.

Paranoia is my guess.

Thankfully, one of your friendly neighbors has already provided reassurances:

expat. com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=888733&p=3#4850354

We may be in this for the long haul. There is increasing concern that herd immunity is not a thing. That means you can get it repeatedly. Each time it damages your lungs a little bit. Wear the mask, wash your hands, stay inside, embrace online work.

Even if herd immunity turns out to be feasible we are a long, long way from that.

We need a viable treatment or vaccine.

Hello everyone,

I removed some of the posts on this thread because they were off-topic and/or connected to off-topic posts.

Please, stay focused on the topic and be gentle with other members.

Regards.

Loïc

Edit : I had to do it again 

A fair number of restaurants, coffeeshops and pubs/bars in Vung Tau city are already open (Luca, Good Morning Vietnam, Steak Viet, Belly's, Offshore, David, OMG, CJs, Highlands, Bean & Jam, etc.) Apparently, places are only allowed to open after being notified and even then they have to limit the number of customers. So, the local govt is doing a good job reopening gradually in an orderly manner.

On the other hand, many places are still closed, some due to other circumstances. Don Quijote seems to be taking this opportunity to do some renovation(?), and Taj Grill says they're still waiting for local staff to return from their hometowns.

I have a feeling it will be a while before places like the casinos and dog races will be open though.

I don't suppose we can social distance the arguement, could we?

Fred wrote:

I don't suppose we can social distance the arguement, could we?

Only you have the power to send us to our ethereal corners, Fred... 

Hello there,

I removed some post that were off-topic.

This is the third time I have had to intervene on this topic, please, stay focused and be respectful to each others.

Thank you.

Stay safe.

Loïc

You can add:

Kozak Russian restaurant,

Bun Thai Hai San Tom Thit (seafood noodles) on  Hoàng Hoa Thám St. and

the Betty Boop Bar

to the list of places that are now open. 

johnross23 wrote:

You can add:

to the list of places that are now open. 

Thank you for the list, John.  It's good information for people who live here in VT.

Still can't get a "legit taxi" or Grab car. I don't get it!

zincity wrote:

Still can't get a "legit taxi" or Grab car. I don't get it!

I just posted about the situation with grab in another thread:

expat. com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891244#4854769

I also just found out from Ciambella that the taxis are still being limited to 50% of their capacity.

So a four seater can only carry two people which means the driver and a passenger

A 7-seater is probably technically limited to three people: the driver and two passengers.

Many taxi drivers are apparently sitting it out because they can't make enough money that way (theory).

I took a really long walk today and probably saw about a dozen taxis scattered around the area between Back Beach and Front Beach.

Maybe ask your hotel or apartment manager to call a cab for you?

If you need a driver urgently, send me a private message and I'll connect you with my guy

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

zincity wrote:

Still can't get a "legit taxi" or Grab car. I don't get it!

I just posted about the situation with grab in another thread:

expat. com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891244#4854769

I also just found out from Ciambella that the taxis are still being limited to 50% of their capacity.

So a four seater can only carry two people which means the driver and a passenger

A 7-seater is probably technically limited to three people: the driver and two passengers.

Many taxi drivers are apparently sitting it out because they can't make enough money that way (theory).

I took a really long walk today and probably saw about a dozen taxis scattered around the area between Back Beach and Front Beach.

Maybe ask your hotel or apartment manager to call a cab for you?

If you need a driver urgently, send me a private message and I'll connect you with my guy

Boy, the restrictions are about one step below being in a full body hazmat suit to take Grab. The authorities must have a real bug up their bum about ride sharing.
  I wonder if the massage parlors have to jump through that many hoops.
  What really is puzzling is that you can book a Grab car on the Chinese border but you can't in a province with zero infections.

Greyhound racing at Lam Sorn Stadium will resume this coming Saturday, the 16th of May, in the evening.