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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Vientiane’s Northern Bus Station has closed again after a failed attempt to run bus services because most passengers had not had two doses of Covid-19 vaccine at least a month prior to travel.
Bus station director Chithpasong Luangdethmixay told Vientiane Times that the station would continue to suspend services until June 19, when it is expected that the government will ease more of the restrictions imposed under lockdown measures.
Most people wanting to travel on buses have homes in the provinces but have not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Director of Lao Airlines’ Commercial Department, Noudeng Chanthaphasouk, told Vientiane Times the airline had planned to resume domestic flights this week but had also had to cancel the plan because most passengers had not had two doses of Covid-19 vaccine.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Laos was elected as one of 21 Vice Presidents for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday (June 8).
VIENTIANE (The Vientiane Times/ANN): News that a diabetic woman who contracted Covid-19 had two legs amputated last week because of blood clots has sparked further alarm about the complications that can be caused by the virus.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The government has extended the lockdown for another 15 days until June 19, with restrictions to continue in areas of infection known as red zones, while some virus control measures have been eased.