Health

Some 331 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded nationwide over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 19,730 including 4,596 active cases and 16 deaths. Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Dr Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh told a press conference today that the number of Continue Reading

Some 214 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded nationwide over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 19,399 including 4,255 active cases and 16 deaths. Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Dr Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh told a press conference today that some 5,117 were Continue Reading

Health Ministry has urged those who have close contact with risk groups to quarantine themselves and rush to get tested for Covid-19. The number of locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 in the Lao PDR is increasing with most of them linked to in a garment factory in Nongtha Nuea, Chanthabouly Continue Reading

The number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 has reached more than 3.20 million including 1.71 million given first doses and 1.48 million administered with second doses as of Aug 15, according to the Centre of Information and Education for Health, Ministry of Health. Laos has an ambitious plan to have Continue Reading

Youth volunteers from different ethnic groups, young entrepreneurs, young people from LGBTIQ groups and young women from Women with Disabilities Development Centre came together online on Sunday to share their concerns, views and needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This youth-led virtual workshop was organized by the Lao Youth Union (LYU) Continue Reading

The National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has recorded 349 new cases of Covid-19 over the previous 24 hours including 312 imported infections and 37 local transmissions. The imported infections included 104 cases reported in Vientiane, 63 in Khammuan, 55 in Champassak, 53 in Savannakhet, 31 in Saravan, Continue Reading