People in a quarantine area in the central province of Nghe An (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - It’s not the first time Nguyen Van Chien has been sent on a mission,but it is the first time he has been stationed at a quarantine zone to preventa pandemic.
Chien is head of the Hoang Mai District Police in Hanoi. He is among more than100 personnel working at six supervision stations and a patrol team atquarantine centres to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
Since the middle of March, they’ve been working at the Hanoi Vocational Collegeof High Technology in Tay Mo Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, and the Phap Van-Tu HiepStudents’ Zone in Hoang Liet Ward, Hoang Mai District.
The first they did upon arrival was set up staff rota to ensure all the work iscovered.
Chien said when the first batch of students and foreigners from affectedcountries arrived at his zone on March 19, it was a massive influx and therewas a lot of work to do.
After a long tiring trip, they were all exhausted and it was difficult tocommunicate with them due to language barriers. Using sign language, they managedto show people where to queue up and complete all the procedures needed toenter the quarantine zone following Ministry of Health regulations.
On that day, they finished work at 2am after settling 200 people into thequarantine zone.
But their duties were not over. They still had to keep a close watch on thezone to stop people leaving or others entering, while dealing with those whodid not follow the regulations.
Chien said the Phap Van-Tu Hiep Students’ Zone had about 500 rooms with bedsfor about 4,000 people.
For a quarantine zone this is good, but the officials still had to ensuresecurity. With such a large number of people, accommodation arrangements had tobe thought out carefully to ensure their property and safety.
Sleepless night
Captain Dinh Van Cuong's phone rang at 4am.
The caller was a member of the steering committee for COVID-19 pandemicprevention and control.
He was informed that a foreigner in quarantine had refused to followregulations and was demanding to leave.
Cuong patiently convinced the man so that he understood, but by the time theman had agreed to go back to his room it was already broad daylight.
Despite all these obstacles, they are still doing their best to fulfill theirtasks with determination to control the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure everyoneis safe./.
Chien is head of the Hoang Mai District Police in Hanoi. He is among more than100 personnel working at six supervision stations and a patrol team atquarantine centres to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
Since the middle of March, they’ve been working at the Hanoi Vocational Collegeof High Technology in Tay Mo Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, and the Phap Van-Tu HiepStudents’ Zone in Hoang Liet Ward, Hoang Mai District.
The first they did upon arrival was set up staff rota to ensure all the work iscovered.
Chien said when the first batch of students and foreigners from affectedcountries arrived at his zone on March 19, it was a massive influx and therewas a lot of work to do.
After a long tiring trip, they were all exhausted and it was difficult tocommunicate with them due to language barriers. Using sign language, they managedto show people where to queue up and complete all the procedures needed toenter the quarantine zone following Ministry of Health regulations.
On that day, they finished work at 2am after settling 200 people into thequarantine zone.
But their duties were not over. They still had to keep a close watch on thezone to stop people leaving or others entering, while dealing with those whodid not follow the regulations.
Chien said the Phap Van-Tu Hiep Students’ Zone had about 500 rooms with bedsfor about 4,000 people.
For a quarantine zone this is good, but the officials still had to ensuresecurity. With such a large number of people, accommodation arrangements had tobe thought out carefully to ensure their property and safety.
Sleepless night
Captain Dinh Van Cuong's phone rang at 4am.
The caller was a member of the steering committee for COVID-19 pandemicprevention and control.
He was informed that a foreigner in quarantine had refused to followregulations and was demanding to leave.
Cuong patiently convinced the man so that he understood, but by the time theman had agreed to go back to his room it was already broad daylight.
Despite all these obstacles, they are still doing their best to fulfill theirtasks with determination to control the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure everyoneis safe./.
VNA
