Soldiers at Vietnam-Cambodia border contribute to COVID-19 prevention
Under the scorching sun, soldiers of Military Zone 7 stationed at the Vietnam-Cambodia border have been trying to overcome difficulties and fulfilling their duties at the quarantine posts.
Soldiers at a Vietnam-Cambodia border quarantine post still receive encouragement from the local people (Photo: VNA)
The quarantine post G1 in Vinh hamlet, My Quy Ta commune (Duc Hue district, Long An province) is just a cottage house borrowed from local people (Photo: VNA)
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Local authority has helped with building a quarantine post at Border Guard station, Moc Bai International Border Gate (Photo: VNA)
Vo Anh Huy, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Duc Hue District's Party Committee, Long An province (left) exchanges the situation of epidemic prevention with soldiers of an epidemic prevention post (Photo: VNA)
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Although the stations and quarantine posts are far from the units, the soldiers still seriously implement internal regulations (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
Quarantine post No. 11 Border Guard station, Moc Bai International Border Gate is just a tent (Photo: VNA)
A teenage girl from the H’Mong ethnic minority group was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 on April 16 morning, taking the total number of cases in Vietnam to 268, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Amid COVID-19 outbreak, border guards stationing along the Vietnam-China borderline have deployed numerous measures to prevent the disease from spreading.
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau on April 16 announced that it will reopen 23 land border gates as from April 18 for Thai citizens who wish to return from neighbouring countries.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the export of medical face masks and protective clothing, as long as domestic demand, including reserves, is met first.
The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association handed over medical supplies and cash to its counterpart on April 17 in Hanoi to help the Cambodian people cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
