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According to the provincial Border Guard Command, the unit has coordinated with military, security, and health forces to maintain 24 checkpoints and conducted patrols at the border gates and along trails and shortcuts. Also, border guard units in the province worked with local authorities to promote information dissemination about COVID-19 prevention and control. At the working session, Colonel Cuong acknowledged the achievements and efforts of the provincial border guard troops in fulfilling their assigned missions and making recommendations for leaders to devise effective measures against COVID-19. He also urged them to continue working with relevant forces to accomplish dual tasks; to encourage local people in border areas to strictly execute the policies and laws of the Party and State, as well as take care of troops. Source: bienphong.com.vn Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Border Guard Command checks COVID-19 prevention and control

The Hanoitimes - The repatriation gives priority to children under 18, the elderly, the sick, and people of special cases. Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, has been repatriating thousands of citizens and taking foreigners back to their home countries amid the global lockdown. Vietnamese citizens from Japan arrive at Vietnam's airport. Photo: Vietnam Airlines The repatriation of Vietnamese nationals gives priority to children under 18, the elderly, the sick, students having no dormitories, and those of special cases. It must ensure the safety requirements of related parties and meeting Vietnam’s mass quarantine capacity. So far, Vietnam Airlines has conducted a number of flights to repatriate Vietnamese citizens from European countries, Canada, the UK, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, among others, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed. Vietnamese people check in for flight back home in Paris . Photo: Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam continues repatriating thousands of citizens amid global border closures

The Hanoitimes - People who returned from China will be quarantined for 14 days before coming home. Vietnam will repatriate its citizens from China on fears of worse situation of novel coronavirus (nCoV)-caused epidemic that has killed 426 people and caused 20,626 infections in China. On February 2, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work with the Chinese side to bring Vietnamese nationals back to the country through border gates and airports. Some airlines are allowed to resume flights to China to bring Vietnamese citizens back to the country. Photo: VNA They will return to the home country through border gates in the northern provinces namely Huu Nghi in Lang Son province, Lao Cai in Lao Cai province, Mong Cai in Quang Ninh province, Tay Trang in Dien Bien, and Thanh Thuy in Ha Giang. A number of others will fly to airports across the country, including Van Don in Quang Ninh and some small aviation … [Read more...] about nCoV: Vietnam repatriates citizens from China

The Hanoitimes - The government also revealed a list of border gates and airports that will allow the entry of e-visa holders. The Vietnamese government has made public a list of 80 countries whose citizens are eligible for e-visa to enter Vietnam as well as a list of international border gates that allow the entry of e-visa holders from July 1. Noi Bai International Airport prepares to welcome a number of foreign visitors once the regulation on issuing e-visa takes effect into July 1. Photo: Vietnam News The new regulation, Resolution No.79/NQ-CP, was issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in line with the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam. Nationals of Austria, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, the UAE, Germany, India, South Korea, the US, Italy, Finland, France, China, Brazil, Canada, Russia, the UK, Japan, Spain, among others, are allowed to enter Vietnam if granted e-visas. E-visas procedures are carried out at eight … [Read more...] about Vietnam okays e-visa for citizens of 80 countries from July 1

Clip expresses gratitude toward doctors in COVID-19 fight A video clip comprising a series of paintings by children on doctors, who are called intimately as white blouse warriors during the COVID-19 fight, has been published recently by the Ministry of Health. The paintings by child artists are part of a campaign initiated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). They depict doctors as white-blouse soldiers who have relentlessly fought against the pandemic, through which children’s gratitude toward health workers is expressed. The video also conveys a message of solidarity in the fight against COVID-19./. 110 foreign experts to be isolated for COVID-19 combat The administration of Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, has outlined plans to put a total of 110 foreign experts into isolation in concentrated places in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The foreign experts are … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 3