A working day of frontline forces at COVID-19 checkpoints

On-duty officials take turns to have a quick dinner at 10 p.m. at a checkpoint on Phap Van-Cau Gie highway. Instant noodles with boiled eggs prove to be popular dishes at night.

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Each individual spends between 15 and 20 minutes finishing the dish. Sometime they snack on sweets between meals to avoid feeling hungry throughout the night.

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Major Nguyen Tuan Cuong, head of the night shift, says staff members always encourage each other to complete their tasks in order to halt the spread of the virus.

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Packages of cakes and bottles of drinking water are provided to those on duty who often endure sleepless nights due to the COVID-19 fight.

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A large number of vehicles passing through the gateways require relevant forces stationed at checkpoints to work hard, even at night.

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Many soldiers have been stationed at the gateways since July 14 and have had no time to return home so far.

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During the initial days of social distancing measures in place, these on-duty officials have sometimes missed a dish due to the huge number of vehicles travelling through the gateways.