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Vinh Hoi Dong Border Gate Customs Branch coordinates with the Border Guard to control at the border gate. Photo: T.H

Establish checkpoints

As a province with a border of 240km adjacent to Cambodia, Tay Ninh province has 16 border gates, including three international border gates and many border crossings, flat terrain and is convenient for travel. However, this is a major challenge for the province in disease prevention and control, especially in the quarantine for people on entry and prevention of illegal entry.

Chairman of Tay Ninh Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Ngoc said, as a high-risk area, Tay Ninh province has used force to prevent illegal entry. The province has strengthened inspection and control; established 136 checkpoints with more than 900 officers and soldiers from the police, military, border guard, and regularly patrolled the area. It has also awarded any citizens providing information about illegal entry.

Provinces adjacent to the southwestern border such as Long An, Kien Giang, Dong Thap have also strengthened the establishment of checkpoints to stop the spread of the disease in the community. As a hotspot for illegal entry and cross-border smuggling, competent forces of An Giang provinces have strictly controlled the border.

According to the report of the People's Committee of An Giang province, the province assigned more than 200 teams, with more than 1,500 officers and soldiers of the Border Guard, Police, Military, Customs, Quarantine, Militia and Self-Defense Forces to prevent people illegally entering and exiting across the border and control the Covid-19 pandemic.

An Giang province also maintains forces ready to fight and prevent the pandemic; requires 100% non-commissioned officers and soldiers strictly comply with regulations on duty; closely controls at border gates, border crossings, trails, canals across the border, preventing people who enter illegally and escape from quarantine.

Vinh Hoi Dong Customs Branch (An Giang) and Border Guard control the border gate. Photo: T.H

Tightly control targeting areas

From the beginning of 2021, Tay Ninh has detected 114 cases of illegal entry with over 800 suspects. All illegal entries have been quarantined and handled, of those 22 cases have been prosecuted with 70 suspects. The province has issued urgent documents on pandemic prevention and control.

Competent forces of An Giang have also handled more than 1,400 suspects illegally entering and exiting. An Giang has quarantined more than 500 people and installed surveillance camera systems to ensure isolation in a safe manner.