A woman caught illegally entering the country has her temperature checked. —VNA/VNS Photo

THANH HÓA — The Border Guard High Command in the central province of Thanh Hóa recently caught eight people illegally entering the country.

They were all immediately taken to a quarantine facility.

On January 17, a patrol team of the force caught five people red handed in Mường Lát Town’s Piểng Mòn street about 500 metres away from border marker No. 282.

The five, all having residency in the central province of Nghệ An’s Yên Thành District, said they were illegally walking into the country via trails to avoid being quarantined.

Three other people were caught on January 12 at border area in Thanh Hoá Province’s Nhi Sơn Commune. All have now been taken into quarantine in line with regulations. — VNS