Laos: 2,709 people being isolated amid Covid-19 concerns


VIENTIANE, Aug 31 (Xinhua): The Laos National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control said on Monday that it has been monitoring 2,709 people across the country amid Covid-19 concerns.

Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under the Laos Ministry of Health Sisavath Soutthaniraxay told a press conference here on Monday (Aug 31) that 2,709 people have been quarantined at 44 accommodation centres across the country.

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