Vietnam-Laos border a potential Covid-19 spreader
By Duc Hung, Hoang Tao May 13, 2021 | 09:00 am GMT+7
Vietnamese citizens have been adopting all manners of ruses to sneak back home from Laos to avoid being quarantined – heightening considerably the risks of spreading the virus.
The Vietnam-Laos border runs 2,161 kilometers (1,342 miles) across 10 provinces in the north and central parts of the country. Both countries have applied border restrictions to contain the pandemic. Vietnam requires every person coming from abroad to be quarantined for 21 days and have all their personal information registered with the authorities. However, many Vietnamese have chosen to return home illegally.
Captain Do Manh Hung, a senior border guard at the Cau Treo International Border Gate in the central province of Ha Tinh, said illegal entrants normally take advantage of unmanned trails or their relationships with drivers to hide inside cargo trucks, passenger buses and trailers to get b