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BenarNews Laos on Monday saw its biggest jump in cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, since the pandemic began more than a year ago, as the impoverished nation expanded a lockdown and added additional capacity at treatment centers to deal with the drastic rise in infections. Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, director general of the Communicable Disease Control Department under the Ministry of Health, told reporters during a news conference Monday that authorities had te...

Laos confirms 75 more Covid-19 cases ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views Covid-19 testing expanded to more workplaces in England. Image Source: IANS News Vientiane, April 27 : Laos recorded 75 more cases of Covid-19, raising the total in the country to 511, according to the Lao Ministry of Health on Tuesday. Director General of the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology under the Lao Ministry of Health, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, told a press conference in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday that ...

VIENTIANE, April 26 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The Laos National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control is preparing temporary hospitals amid a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases. Speaking at a media briefing on April 25, Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Dr Rattanaxay Phetsavanh, said authorities had inspected places proposed for use as temporary hospitals, which will be used if existing hospitals become full...

Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos, has gone into lockdown along with nine other provinces as Laos experiences its second wave of Covid-19, reports Laotian Times.

Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh (centre) and other government officials visiting and inspecting the Covid-19 facilities at the Mittaphab Hospital. - Vientiane Times/ANN VIENTIANE, April 25 (XVientiane Times/ANN): Newly-elected Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and other government leaders has visited hospitals, treatment facilities and border checkpoints to supervise officials working on the ground. Their visit not only gave them first-hand insight into how health and security officials are p...

2021-04-25 09:06:07 GMT2021-04-25 17:06:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English VIENTIANE, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Laos recorded 76 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total in the country to 323, according to the Lao Ministry of Health on Sunday. Director General of the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology under the Lao Ministry of Health, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, told a press conference here on Sunday that among the new cases, 64 were detected in the capital, five in Saravan, four in L...

RFA Cambodia shattered its daily record of COVID-19 infections on Friday amid a worsening outbreak with nearly 700 cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus, while neighboring Laos saw a dramatic uptick in infections with its largest count to date, suggesting the pandemic is far from over in Southeast Asia. Cambodia’s Ministry of Health said that in addition to the 700 people who tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, the country’s death toll from the pandemic rose to 61...

VIENTIANE, April 24 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Hospitals could start to run out of beds as the number of people admitted with Covid-19 surges as a result of thefirst community outbreak of the virus in Laos. The spike in the number of new infections raises the likelihood of a widespread outbreak in Laosand comes amid an increase in the number of cases in neighbouring countries. Out of the 159 confirmed cases to date, 110 were recorded in Vientiane, the National Taskforce for Covid-19...

Lao-Airlines VIENTIANE, April 23 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Lao Airlines is suspending all domestic flights until May 5 after the government on Wednesday introduced new measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Vientiane. The order was issued after 28 more people tested positive for the virus. A Prime Minister’s order prohibits all Vientiane residents from leaving or entering the capital except for people given permission by the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and C...

2021-04-22 08:36:11 GMT2021-04-22 16:36:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English VIENTIANE, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Laos recorded six new confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising its total tally to 94, according to the Lao Ministry of Health on Thursday. Director General of the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology under the Lao Ministry of Health, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, told a press conference held in the Lao capital Vientiane on Thursday that the new cases included four cases detected in ...