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 half of the population (7.169…
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) with support from the United…
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, 5 in Luang Prabang and…
Buddhist monks in Bokeo province have presented relief aid worth 24 million kip to the Head of the Bokeo Special Economic Zone Management Committee Thomgkhoun Phonthongsy to further present to Lao and Myanmar workers who are working at the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in the northern province. The donation aimed to mitigate Covid-19 impacts…
Young people and policymakers have celebrated International Youth Day under the theme: Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health. The celebration was held on Aug 13 at the Lao Youth Union Office. The Lao Youth Union (LYU) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are also organizing a series of youth engagement…
Working hours in the ASEAN region are projected to only partially recover in 2021 and 2022 according to new research by the International Labour Organization (ILO). COVID-19 and the ASEAN labour market: Impact and policy response highlights the heavy impact of the pandemic on ASEAN economies and looks at possible recovery scenarios. In none of…
The next couple of weeks will tell whether the U.S. will begin to offer coronavirus booster shots to its population, Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, told the television show “Fox News Sunday.” “There is a concern that the vaccine may start to wane in its effectiveness,” Collins said. …
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and several surrounding regions will continue through September 12 rather than expiring at the end of this month after a surge in new cases over the past three days. Tokyo announced 2,962 new daily cases on Monday, after a record 5,773 on…
GENEVA – United Nations agencies say they intend to stay in Afghanistan to provide aid to millions of Afghans facing the impending fall of the country to Taliban insurgents. United Nations agencies are pledging to remain in Afghanistan as urban areas,…
Fred regained its tropical storm status Sunday and is expected to move across the Gulf of Mexico, reaching the Gulf Coast before Tuesday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane center posted tropical storm warnings or watches …
Thousands marched in Montreal and across France on Saturday to protest vaccine passports.Starting next month, in Canada’s Quebec province, proof of vaccination against COVID-19 will be needed to go to a restaurant, bar, gym or festival. The vaccination…
LONDON – An international system to share coronavirus vaccines was supposed to guarantee that low and middle-income countries could get doses without being last in line and at the mercy of unreliable donations.It hasn’t worked out that way. In late Jun…
