While doing a good job of fighting the epidemic, we also firmly protect border sovereignty.

On the morning of April 27, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Don - Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of the Ministry of National Defense chaired an online conference with units across the army to assess the work of Covid-19 prevention and control.

Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command chaired at Nghe An bridge.

Up to this point, the entire army has set up 150 quarantine points and organized quarantine for 60,000 people, of which more than 50,000 people have completed quarantine and returned to their localities.

Regarding the cost of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and units throughout the army have spent about 580 billion VND to purchase equipment and means to prevent the epidemic. In addition, localities across the country have helped military units with equipment, goods and materials worth about 122 billion VND.

Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command presided at the Nghe An bridge. Photo: Hoang Anh

In particular, for armed forces units, the Deputy Minister of National Defense requested that they not only do a good job in fighting the epidemic, but also not neglect the task of protecting territorial border sovereignty at sea and on land.

Checking the quarantine area at Nghe An Pedagogical College. Photo courtesy of Thanh Le