VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on Monday has urged authorities and the general public to keep the virus in check by staying at home and complying with other guidelines to avoid infection.
The ongoing outbreak of the virus in Laos which began in April has been attributed to the UK variant, which has resulted in many asymptomatic cases, causing people who are unaware of their infection to spread the virus to colleagues and family members.
Leading a press briefing on behalf of the taskforce on Monday, Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control of the Ministry of Health, Dr Latsamy Vongkhamsao, announced 21 new infections.
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The taskforce will also increase the number of staff working in Intensive Care Units at central hospitals.
The taskforce comprises health authorities, medical experts and infection control experts, who plan to make changes towards the standardised management of Covid patients.
During hospital inspections, taskforce members discussed ways to ensure problems were dealt with promptly, to prevent the spread of infection in Intensive Care Units.
The Deputy Director General of Mahosot Hospital, Dr Khamsai Detvixay, outlined the plans on Tuesday (May 18) when announcing that a facility belonging to the Lao Football Federation in Huayhong village would be designated as a new temporary hospital.
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