VENTIANE, May 2 (Vientiane Times/ANN): State and private sectors have donated more than 32.8 billion kip (US$3.5 million) in cash and in kind recently to helped the government response to the recent Covid-19 outbreak. The Prime Minister’s Office received almost 6 billion kip, including 33 million kip donated by the Ministry of Technology and Communication, which also made available the LaoKYC application tracking system for use on mobile phones. In addition, Lao Telecommunications Public Company (Lao Telecom) donated 2.5 billion kip and communication equipment worth 783 million kip. Earlier, this week, three donors provided US$2.5 million and 200 million kip worth of cash and supplies to Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Prof. Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune.