Over 140,000 Covid-19 tests conducted in Laos; two virus cases confirmed on Sunday (April 11)


This picture taken on March 16, 2021 shows the Nong Khai Customs Boundary Post at the border controls between Thailand and Laos, as seen from the northern Thai region of Nong Khai, bordering Laos. - AFP

VIENTIANE, April 11 (Xinhua): Laos reported two new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 51, according to Lao Ministry of Health on Sunday.

Director general of the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology under the Lao Ministry of Health, Phonepadith Xangsayarath, told a press conference here on Sunday that the two new cases include a 41-year-old businessman from Thailand, who had a close contact with illegal immigrants from Thailand on April 3. The patient, a Thai national, was tested positive for the virus on Saturday.

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