Prices rise for many essential products in Mekong Delta amid lockdown

Challenging times: Medical workers collecting test samples from residents in Ho Chi Minh City. Business activities have shrunk as the country observes a lockdown. — AFP

HO CHI MINH CITY: The rising incidence of Covid-19 has led many localities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region to adopt social distancing.

Business activity has shrunk dramatically but consumers have been buying and stockpiling food, resulting in a shortage of certain products and pushing up their prices.