Nghe An Border Guard upgrades epidemic prevention and control measures

Do not allow strangers into the area

In recent days, villages in the border district of Tuong Duong have been "heated up" about urgently implementing measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. In addition to Luong Minh commune implementing medical isolation, other communes in Tuong Duong district have also been required to activate the highest measures to prevent and control the epidemic, especially those with borders and border gates with Laos.

Tam Hop Border Guard Station controls people entering and leaving the area of ​​5 villages and the border gate. Photo: Ha Huy Thien

In the border commune of Tam Hop, in addition to the participation of the local government, Tam Hop Border Guard Station is one of the core forces undertaking epidemic prevention and control work. Lieutenant Colonel Mai Van Cuong - Political Commissar of Tam Hop Border Guard Station said that Tam Hop commune has 1 border gate, in addition, there are many exits and entrances connecting Tam Hop villages to other communes. To prevent and control the epidemic, in addition to the fixed checkpoint at the border gate, the unit has coordinated with the locality to arrange a fixed checkpoint on the main road connecting National Highway 7 to the area; arrange mobile checkpoints to regularly check the trails leading to the villages, resolutely not allowing strangers and people from epidemic areas to enter the area.

"Only necessary and urgent cases are allowed to enter and must comply with epidemic prevention and control measures, make medical declarations, and register their itinerary. People from epidemic areas, other villages, other communes, and children working far away who want to enter Tam Hop commune must undergo medical isolation according to regulations. Currently, Tam Hop commune is isolating 23 cases returning from other places in Phong village" - Lieutenant Colonel Mai Van Cuong said.

Officers and soldiers of Tam Hop Border Guard Station coordinated with the authorities and organizations to visit each house to propagate and guide the implementation of measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Ha Huy Thien

This morning (July 16), in the face of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic in the district, the People's Committee of Tam Hop commune continued to meet to deploy solutions to prevent and control the epidemic. Tam Hop Border Guard Station also coordinated with the authorities to send officers and soldiers to participate.propagatewent to households in 5/5 villages, gave gifts, and encouraged those who were being quarantined in Phong village. In addition, the unit also coordinated with other border units to donate and call for support for the village.Cham Puong, Luong Minh commune disease prevention and control.

Similar to the villages in Tam Hop commune, Hoa Ly village, My Ly commune (Ky Son) also strictly implements the policy of not allowing strangers to enter the area. Hoa Ly is quite far from the commune center, and the road is also difficult to travel. For the past 2 months, Ms. Vi Thi Hoa, a resident in the village, said that her family has hardly left the area. And here, people only leave the village when it is really necessary, minimizing the number of people to join the government and forces in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. People in Hoa Ly village also said that many children work far away in the province and in the country, although they want to return home, everyone is urging them not to return at this time. And if there are strangers entering the area, people immediately report to the authorities for handling.

Hoa Ly village is located on the Nam Non river. Photo: Nhat Lan

Lieutenant Colonel Hoang The Tai - Political Commissar of My Ly Border Guard Station said that the Station manages the area of ​​2 communes My Ly and Bac Ly with 25 villages, mainly inhabited by ethnic minorities of Kho Mu, Thai, Mong. More than 80 officers and soldiers of the unit have not returned home for several months, staying in the area with 100% of their troops on duty to both protect the border and coordinate with localities to prevent and fight the epidemic.

Nghe An Border Guard has established and maintained 34 fixed epidemic prevention and control posts, 18 mobile control teams with 400 comrades (of which Border Guard: 264 people, Police: 23, Customs: 10, Militia: 33, Reinforced Military: 66, Health: 4). Established 22 interception teams, 46 working groups, border control stations, military-civilian medical stations with 379 comrades to combine regular tasks with epidemic prevention and control (of which Border Guard: 311, Police: 24, Customs: 10, Militia: 26, Health: 16, protective forests 2). Sea route: Maintained 6 border control stations with 36 comrades to perform the task of controlling river mouths and inlets in combination with controlling illegal entry and exit by sea and preventing and controlling the Covid-19 epidemic.

In addition, the Border Guard also built 34 permanent and semi-permanent teams, posts and accompanying equipment; of which, there are 11 permanent posts, 23 semi-permanent posts (prefabricated steel houses guaranteed by the Border Guard Command (18 posts) and the Provincial Border Guard Command (5 posts).

For Covid-19 prevention and control checkpoints, 100% of the staff will be on duty 24/7, performing the task of protecting national borders, preventing illegal entry and exit, and preventing and controlling Covid-19.

Border Guard Command of Nghe An

Install a whistleblower box to report illegal immigrants

On May 28, 2021, implementing Official Dispatch No. 139-CV/DU, dated May 4, 2021 of the Party Committee of the Border Guard Command, the CommandProvincial Border Guardadvised the Provincial Party Committee to direct the People's Committee of Nghe An province to issue Official Dispatch No. 3384/UBND-VX on the implementation of the Movement "All people participate in preventing and fighting Covid-19 and illegal entry and exit" and deploy it simultaneously in the border and coastal areas of the province.

Accordingly, border guards in the province have coordinated with localities to quickly deploy many measures to prevent and control the epidemic with the motto of mobilizing the entire political system and people to participate. Specifically, by coordinating with localities to launch the Movement "All people participate in preventing and fighting Covid-19 and illegal entry and exit" in 58 communes (wards) with 92,158 households signing. 128 mailboxes were presented to villages and hamlets to report illegal entry and exit; nearly 50,000 masks of all kinds were given to people in border areas.

For example, in the two communes of My Ly and Bac Ly, My Ly Border Guard Station has worked with the villages to install 25 mailboxes to report illegal immigrants. At the same time, together with the local authorities, each village has established 1-2 teams to control people entering and leaving the area 24/7.

My Ly Border Guard Station installed 25 mailboxes to report illegal immigrants in My Ly and Bac Ly communes. Photo: HT

In Ngoc Lam commune (Thanh Chuong), Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Tu Hoa - Political Commissar of Ngoc Lam Border Guard Station also set up 2 fixed checkpoints and 3 mobile checkpoints to control people at the entrances and exits of 20 villages and hamlets in the 3 communes of Ngoc Lam, Thanh Son and Hanh Lam. In addition to the checkpoints, this unit also organizes propaganda and dissemination of laws in rotation in the villages, ensuring "coverage" to 1,700 households here.

In the whole province, border units have conducted 518 concentrated propaganda sessions/16,482 people; propagandized to households: 1,456 households/7,236 people; via loudspeakers: 286 hours, via portable loudspeakers: 148 hours; distributed 15,100 leaflets; hung 224 banners and posters.

Nghe An Border Guard patrols to protect the border. Photo: Hoai Thu

The leader of the Provincial Border Guard Command said that, in the face of the complicated developments of the epidemic in localities in the province and Western Nghe An, the Provincial Border Guard Command has directed units to synchronously and effectively deploy epidemic prevention and control measures according to the motto "earlier and one step higher". Strengthen propaganda for soldiers not to be subjective and negligent in epidemic prevention and control work; especially the "5K" regulations of the Ministry of Health. Units implement drastic measures to prevent the epidemic from spreading in the unit. Coordinate with the health sector to deploy the vaccination plan for the entire force to ensure the right schedule and the highest safety.

Hoai Thu