Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Laos confirms 1st community case of Omicron variant

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VIENTIANE – Laos has confirmed a total of 27 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, including the first local transmission and 26 imported cases, since the beginning of 2022, the National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on Wednesday. Sisavath Soutthaniraxay, deputy director-general of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under the … Read more

Laos hopes to vaccinate 80pc of population by year end

VIENTIANE – The Lao Ministry of Health hopes to vaccinate 80 percent of the population in every district and province by the end of 2022 before the country can reopen for tourism to revitalize its economy. Local daily Vientiane Times on Monday quoted Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, director-general of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the … Read more