Goods delivered to a customer by Viettel Post's shopping service. — Photo congthuong.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s task force and Viettel Post Joint Stock Corporation (Viettel Post) have launched a shopping service on Viettel Post’s Voso.vn e-commerce platform to help people access food without leaving their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The force will support Viettel Post by linking goods sources and forming connections with the Departments of Industry and Trade of provinces and cities to implement the service.

Voso has so far debuted 63 websites for the service in 63 cities and provinces nationwide, with the service became operational in 61 of them.

In HCM City and Đà Nẵng, where social distancing measures are tight, Viettel Post and Voso have their resources ready to begin the service when granted permission by the local authorities.

Earlier, Voso’s shopping service was piloted in 11 localities, delivering more than 100,000 orders - over 500 tonnes of products.

Viettel Post and Voso are committed to delivering between 500-600 tonnes of goods a day in provinces and cities nationwide while ensuring the Ministry of Health’s pandemic prevention and control measures. — VNS