Border forces stationed in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau have worked hard against the freezing cold to stop illegal entry into the country and hold the COVID-19 virus at bay in the community ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet. Similar to other mountainous areas throughout the north, the temperature in Lai Chau Province has dropped to as low as two degrees Celsius these days, engulfing the entire locality in spells of deep cold and frost. Many people working in China make attempts to cross the northern border into the nation to visit their relatives as Tet approaches, leading to potential risks of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading among the community. A total of 69 checkpoints have been erected along trails and close to border crossings in an effort to halt acts of illegal entries. Whilst on duty soldiers must overcome various difficulties to accomplish assigned tasks. In addition, 23 mobile checkpoints have been set up to deal with challenges over Tet. Border guards have so far arrested roughly 2,000 people attempting to illegally enter the nation from China, subsequently putting all of them into an isolation area in line with the Health Ministry’s COVID-19 prevention… Read full this story
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