Laos: Covid-19 taskforce advises caution, announces 65 new cases as China's Yunnan donates anti-epidemic supplies


VIENTIANE, May 15 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has advised people to continue to observe measures put in place by the Ministry of Health to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, such as wearing face masks, using hand gels and practising social distancing.

The Deputy Director-General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Ministry of Health, Dr Lasmy Vongkhamsao, urged everyone to follow these measures while providing an update on the Covid-19 outbreak at a news conference on Thursday.

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