Day: October 14, 2021

The 512th triplets left Pyongyang Maternity Hospital on June 11th

(KPL) Rim Ju Hyok and Kim Su Hyang, the parents of the triplets each weighing seemingly more than 4 kg, were residing in Sinuiju City, North Phyonga, DPRK.

They told about the state benefit the mother and babies had received free of charge during their stay in the hospital and the devotional care of the doctors and nurses in charge.

However, the names of the doctor and nurse in charge of the babies were not mentioned in their story.

A chief of a section of the hospital was asked why the names were not mentioned. The chief answered that four doctors and nurses for a baby so 12 medical staffs had been taking care of the mother and triplets.

Besides, the triplets born in the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital have been given the gold rings and ornamental silver knives, seasonal clothes and various tonics as souvenirs.

In the list of the souvenirs included are even the cloths for a bridal costume of the triplets in anticipation of their future wedding.

The father Rim Ju Hyok with the souvenir said: Warmer is the embrace of the WPK than that of the parents.

So they named their children as Rim Chung Jong, Rim Hyo Jong and Rim Un Jong wishing them prove themselves worthy of the favour of the state.

Source: Lao News Agency

(KPL) The Ministry of Health has banned individuals, legal entities and private businesses from importing and using Antigen based Rapid Diagnostic Test (AgRDT) kits for Covid-19 tests and sale in the country without permission from relevant authorities.

“Right now, the Ministry of Health is focusing on surveillance and treatment efforts because the outbreak has an increasing trend and is spreading to many provinces. The number of infections is rising and spreading to communities,” said Director General of the Food and Drug Department, Ministry of Health, Bounsou Keohavong.

He insists the rapid test kits can be used only by competent public health providers and in compliance with the test capacity building strategy of the public health sector. Yet the relevant sector will consider the authorization of the use of AgRDT for state development projects and industrial parks where a number of workers are employed.

The low-cost rapid test kit has numerous limitations including low sensitivity which tends to lead to giving false negative results and low specificity which tends to result in cross-reaction and consequently false positive.

Testing too early or too late with AgRDT can also yield false negative result, according to Dr Bounsou Keohavong.

There are 84 companies authorized to import the rapid test kit. These include 18 pharmaceutical product importers, 35 medical equipment importers and, 31 drug and medical equipment importers.

Source: Lao News Agency

(KPL) Laos has confirmed 651 new Covid-19 cases and one new death attributed to Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

Deputy Director General of the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Dr Buaphan Khaphaphongphan told a press conference today that some 6,855 people were tested for Covid-19 and 315 patients were discharged from hospital yesterday.

Of the new confirmed cases, 644 were classified as local infections, mostly in Luang Prabang 215, Vientiane 185, Khammuan 148, Savannakhet 35, Bokeo 25, Vientiane (province) 22, Champassak 11, Luang Namtha two and Borikhamxay one.

Seven imported cases were reported in Savannakhet five and Saravan two.

Since March 2020, the total of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has reached 30,615 including 7,102 active cases and 36 deaths.

Source: Lao News Agency