Ho Chi Minh City’s police have detected 40 foreigners, all Chinese, who entered Vietnam illegally on March 5-6.

VOV.VN - Border forces operating in the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap, An Giang, and the northern province of Cao Bang have arrested 51 people after they attempted to enter the country illegally from Cambodia and China.

VOV.VN - Border forces stationed in the nation’s southwest region have been strictly managing and implementing patrols in an effort to prevent illegal border crossings, thereby combatting smuggling and slowing the potential spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Border forces operating in the Mekong Delta province of Long An arrested five Chinese citizens on March 2 after they had entered the nation illegally.

Localities have stayed vigilant and made constant efforts in preventing illegal entry and exit at border areas, in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has ordered its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to get tougher on illegal fishing in foreign waters by local fishing ships and their owners.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 22 called upon border guards to increase efforts to effectively prevent illegal exit and entry, helping to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

More cameras have been set up in the border city of Mong Cai in northern Quang Ninh province to step up efforts in tackling COVID-19 by preventing illegal entry and smuggling, according to the Mong Cai People’s Committee.

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has ordered the tightening of border control to prevent any illegal entry.

VOV.VN - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long proposed a strong crack-down on January 20 aimed at targeting individuals who illegally cross the border and enter the nation, in an effort to keep the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at bay in the community.