Binh Phuoc quarantines five foreigners entering Vietnam illegally
The Steering Board for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Hon Quang district in the southern border province of Binh Phuoc put five foreigners and two Vietnamese taxi drivers into quarantine on April 13.
Five foreigners and two drivers arrested (Photo: VNA)
Binh Phuoc (VNA) - The Steering Board for COVID-19 Prevention andControl of Hon Quang district in the southern border province of Binh Phuoc putfive foreigners and two Vietnamese taxi drivers into quarantine on April 13.
Earlier, on the evening of April 12, residentsin An Tan hamlet in An Phu district reported two suspicious taxis to localauthorities.
Upon seeing police, the two vehicles fledtowards Loc Ninh district and were blocked in Soc Rul hamlet in An Phu commune.
After an inspection, the police arrested fiveforeigners who had entered Vietnam illegally and two Vietnamese drivers.
All were then taken to Loc Ninh district’smedical centre for quarantine./.
It is crucial to strengthen the management of immigration activities in border localities, while increasing support measures and cooperation with the localities and creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese citizens to return home legally, heard a meeting of the standing board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Hanoi on March 26.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Centre for Disease Control (HCDC) said that returnees from localities with COVID-19 patients in Hai Phong city and Binh Duong province must quarantine at home for 14 days.
Three foreigners who entered Vietnam illegally were brought to a concentrated quarantine facility in Moc Chau district of the northern border province of Son La, the provincial Department of Public Security announced on March 31.
The border guard and police in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have arrested four people for their attempt to illegally bring Chinese nationals to Laos.
