VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on Wednesday (May 26) said senior officials in villages and districts must regulate people’s movements and self-isolation to ensure the virus is contained.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The International Development Association, the World Bank and the government are providing US$29,300,000 to fund the Lao Agriculture Competitiveness Project, which is taking place from 2018 to 2024.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on Tuesday (May 25) warned that it will be difficult to prevent the spread of Covid-19 if people with the virus fail to provide information about those they have come into contact with.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Negotiations are currently underway regarding the supply of additional doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to Laos, a source at the Russian Embassy in Laos has said.
Discussions are also being held regarding the commercial imports of the vaccine, developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, the source said.
“Now there are discussions and negotiations between the Lao side and the Russian side on the volume of vaccines to be supplied and other conditions, such as what part of the doses will be provided as grants by the Russian government and what part will be commercial supplies, ” the source said.
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.