At the end of September, HCMC lifted social distancing requirements, enabling businesses to resume normal operations after more than four months of strict lockdowns to contain the pandemic.

European companies have focused on ensuring workplace safety and it continues to be their top priority. They regularly check employees’ temperature and test them and follow social distancing requirements.

Torben Minko, managing director of medical equipment manufacturer B. Braun Vietnam Co., Ltd, told VnExpress International that his company has been scrupulously complying with measures such as temperature checks, disinfection and social distancing.

Workers' well-being is a priority, he said.

As a result, they have felt safe about coming to work, he said.

Besides, office workers could choose to work from home since the company only needs 15-20 percent of them at the workplace, he said.

A risk committee supervises all operations based on the guidance from the government, and this has ensured the highest safety for employees and mitigated any risk of outbreaks, he said.

Containers seen at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City in April 2021.
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Claudia Anselmi, CEO of Hung Yen Knitting and Dyeing Co,. Ltd, hoped all her 330 workers would be fully vaccinated by the end of this year. Some 80 percent have got their first shot.

Many European companies have been able to sustain their operations through the lockdowns.

Minko said his firm is running at around 95 percent of capacity in Vietnam.