February 04, 2020 | 20:47 (GMT+7)
Plans to repatriate Vietnamese citizens from China discussed
PANO – The Military Region 1 (MR 1) Command held a conference on February 3 to review its preparations for preventing the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and discuss plans to repatriate Vietnamese citizens from China through the land border gates.
The military region requested its affiliated units to enhance information dissemination, ensure environmental sanitation inside their barracks, and promote the role of military medical teams in dealing with suspected cases in the locality.
In addition, all units were asked to be ready to mobilize troops and vehicles for the epidemic prevention in any circumstances.
Also, the military region instructed relevant agencies to receive Vietnamese citizens from China through border gates in the Northeastern provinces of Lang Son and Cao Bang.
Returnees will be quarantined and monitored for 14 days in Regiment 123’s and Battalion 1’s barracks of the Lang Son Provincial Military Command.
Translated by Song Anh