Over 108,000 coronavirus tests conducted in Laos


VIENTIANE (Xinhua): Laos has conducted Covvid-19 test on 108,010 cases since January 2020, with 45 of them positive, according to Lao Ministry of Health.

Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under the Lao Ministry of Health, Sisavath Soutthaniraxay, told a press conference here on Monday (Feb 15) that Laos has been carrying out test on a daily basis to detect coronavirus infections since January 2020, completing 108,010 in total so far.

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