The provincialsteering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said on March 8 that 34illegal Chinese immigrants had been sent to concentrated quarantine facilitiesand tested for COVID-19. Further investigation and contact tracing areunderway.
Local authorities andresidents were asked to stay vigilant and follow pandemic preventive measures.
Earlier on March 4 and7, police in Chau Doc city found automobiles carrying seven and 13 Chinesenationals, respectively, who were attempting to leave for Cambodia.
Two vehicles carrying14 Chinese people en route from Chau Doc city to Ho Chi Minh City were detectedon March 6. The passengers’ travel history is being further investigated.
Meanwhile, police ofthe northern border province of Cao Bang on March 8 said that 22 illegalChinese immigrants were recently brought to quarantine centres over COVID-19concerns.
The immigrants werecaught in the province’s Trung Khanh district and failed to show legal immigrationdocuments./.