Border guard force ready to fight COVID-19
(VOVWORLD) - All military units are determined to be on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Don, Deputy Defense Minister, said at a meeting of the Ministry’s Steering Board on COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Hanoi on Friday.
 The Steering Board on COVID-19 Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Defense meets in Hanoi on July 31, 2020 (Photo: VGP/Nhat Nam) |
“The border guard force should impose tougher measures to punish those who act as a go-between for illegal immigrants. Our border servicemen should implement the missions for the Party and the people,” said Don.
The Deputy Minister said since the beginning of this year the border guard forces in all localities have increased measures to prevent illegal migration.
Since April 24, all border guard teams have stood guard at border checkpoints. Following the complicated development of COVID-19, ten task forces have been put in place to inspect and prevent illegal migration on the northern and southern borders.