March 09, 2020 | 20:02 (GMT+7)
Dien Bien Border Guards present face masks to Chinese counterparts
PANO – The Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard Command held a ceremony in A Pa Chai village, Sin Thau commune, Muong Nhe district on March 8 to hand over 10,000 medical face masks to the Chinese border guards in response to the outbreak of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-2019).
Reportedly, the provincial Border Guard Command has regularly exchanged information with their Chinese counterparts and seriously implemented medical checkups for all Vietnamese citizens returning through the A Pa Chai – Long Phu gateway.
They have closely collaborated with relevant agencies of Muong Nhe district to monitor visitors from other localities every day, especially the COVID-19 affected areas. In addition, they have promoted information dissemination to raise locals’ awareness of fighting the epidemic.
Translated by Chung Anh