`But that’s very lucky,` Tri said, trying to maintain the shop’s operations.

The restaurant is located on the front of Vo Van Kiet Street, near the foot of Ong Lanh Bridge, Ho Chi Minh City.

Dining and entertainment venues in the `alcoholic` group for those who can afford to spend more in Ho Chi Minh City are really difficult.

`We still try to maintain it unless we have to close completely due to the epidemic crisis. The bar, pub or lounge business in Saigon is struggling. Many shops have closed, looking for new owners to move in but can’t.

Bui Vien Street on the evening of February 17 was not as vibrant as the days before the Covid-19 epidemic.

Not far from Cao Ba Nha Street, Western Bui Vien Street has also been sparse in recent days.

For modern dining locations and restaurant chains, owners said the situation is still not too bad.

Morico, a contemporary Japanese coffee restaurant system with 7 branches in Ho Chi Minh City, said the Covid-19 epidemic had an impact but not much.

Both Golden Gate and Morico focus on epidemic prevention as one of the ways to maintain business.

Morico’s media representative also added that the measures are selected appropriately, ensuring the necessary requirements without creating a feeling of `fear` for customers.

The dining floors in Van Hanh Mall, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City were sparsely populated on the evening of February 17.

Delivering food to your home or encouraging takeout is the policy of some eateries, restaurants… to diversify revenue sources.

A representative of Golden Gate Group said that he has prepared plans to cope with the epidemic stages such as deploying home delivery with hot pot grill combos from brands such as Manwah, GoGi, Hutong, Kichi-Kichi, Ashima.

A quick survey from Go-Viet shows that the number of customers coming to eat at restaurants has decreased sharply by 30-50% in the last two weeks, especially restaurants near school areas, due to students.

On the contrary, the demand for food delivery is increasing.

According to the government’s target, this year’s economic growth is set to be 6.8%.

If Covid-19 is controlled promptly this quarter, this year’s GDP is estimated to increase by 6.27%, 0.53% lower.

`Objectively speaking, the difficulties that the Covid-19 epidemic causes for Vietnamese businesses in general are difficult to deny. However, on the other hand, we think that this is also an opportunity to filter,

As for Minh Tri, his solution is to wait.

Tri also does not believe that home delivery and takeout can completely save restaurants in danger.