Vietnamese in Cambodia, Laos required not to return home illegally

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Lao citizens wear face masks to prevent Covid-19. Photo: VNA

According to the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, the Covid-19 epidemic in Laos has complicatedly developed, with a spike of new cases in recent days.

The Lao Prime Minister issued a Directive on strengthening the Covid-19 prevention and control, including putting the Vientiane capital under lockdown, Vietnamnet reported.

Amidst the raging epidemic situation in Laos, the Vietnam Embassy asked Vietnamese people in the country to sternly comply with anti-pandemic measures.

If anyone wants to return to Vietnam, he/she can register at the Embassy and Consulate General of Vietnam in Laos.

The Embassy and Consulate General of Vietnam in Laos will synthesize the list and other specific information, then report to the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the authorities of Laos one day in advance for consideration and facilitation for Vietnamese citizens to exit via the international border gates.

The list will be updated and publicly posted on the websites of the Embassy and Consulate General of Vietnam in Laos every day.

According to the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, Cambodia has reported a surge in new infections and deaths.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia has appealed to citizens not to try to illegally enter Vietnam.

Cambodia has adopted a series of measures to stem the Covid-19 spread such as accelerating the Covid-19 vaccination, placing cities of Phnom Penh, Ta Khmao, and Preah Sihanouk under lockdown, etc.

All markets in Phnom Penh were forced to shut down. Many factories and production facilities also had to close which has adversely impacted the lives of Cambodians in general and the Vietnamese community in particular.

The Vietnam Embassy in Cambodia has urged the Vietnamese community in the country to stay calm and strictly comply with the regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh (M) at a visit to support the Vietnamese community in Cambodia on April 24. Photo: VNA

The Embassy is really sympathetic to the difficulties that the community has suffered from and requires Vietnamese Cambodians and Vietnamese citizens in Cambodia not to try to illegally enter Vietnam.

Vietnam and Cambodia have ramped up the border control and will strictly crack down on illegal entrants, including both fines and imprisonment.

Last week, the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued an announcement reaffirming that it would not fine tourists with expired passports due to the suspension of all international flights.

Vietnamese citizens with legal documents, even expired, can still leave Cambodia and enter Vietnam without being requested to pay fines, according to the embassy.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh said that when Cambodia removes lockdown and travel restrictions, Vietnamese citizens can easily enter Vietnam through the land border gates and go through quarantine in accordance with the regulations at low costs and no fines.

Illegal entrants will be detained, hefty punished, and brought to court for trial, especially those who spread the disease to the community.

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