Vietnam tightens border control against complex development of COVID-19
Monday, 2021-04-19 09:46:28
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Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long (second from right) visits forces stationed on the border line in Ha Tien, in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, April 18, 2021. (Photo: NDO/Viet Tien)
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NDO – Vietnam has tightened control over both land and sea borders to prevent COVID-19 from entering the country amid the complex development of the epidemic in the region and around the world.
On April 18, a mission from the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control led by Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long inspected immigration management, medical isolation, supervision and vaccination against COVID-19 in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
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