A guesthouse in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, has been locked down for Covid-19 prevention after two Chinese men were found illegally-staying there.
Two Chinese men are caught in Quang Ninh Province for entering Vietnam illegally.
On December 5, the Immigration Management Department found out that two Chinese men were staying illegally at Hoa Binh Guesthouse in Bai Chay Ward. After initial inspection, the men said they were Wei Zhong Nan, born in 1994, and Wei Zhen Xiong, born in 1985, from Guang Xi, China.
The men admitted that they took advantage of the rough terrain of the mountainous area to hide from the border guards and entered Vietnam's Lang Son Province on November 27 and 30. They want to find jobs in Ha Long City.
The guesthouse has been locked down and the two men have been tested. Other people in the guest house were also quarantined and tested. The local authorities will disinfect the guesthouse. After the first test shows that both of the men were negative for SARS-CoV-2, the authorities have transferred them to quarantine areas.
According to the police in Quang Ninh, as the Covid-19 outbreak has become complicated in Vietnam again, the illegal entrants will be further monitored and tightened. The Immigration Management Department has built a plan to deal with this problem and ensure public health in case there are important events held in the area.
The local authorities were asked to review the foreign residents in key cities like Ha Long, Mong Cai, Uong Bi and Cam Pha and quickly deal with any violators.