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The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on Friday night (Dec 17) announced 1,702 new cases of Covid, along with four more deaths from the virus.
With Telangana, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal reporting their first case each, the national tally stands at 73. In Kolkata, the seven-year-old boy with travel history tested Omicron positive.
Laos' National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on Saturday reported 856 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases.
South-East Asia saw a decrease in new Covid-19 cases and related deaths on Saturday, collated data showed.
The Lao government has announced an extension of Covid-19 restrictive measures for a further two weeks as cases continued to increase.