Laos: Authorities step up virus checks on returning migrant workers


VIENTIANE, May 24 (Vientianbe Times/ANN): Authorities in Saravan and other provinces that share a border with Thailand are stepping up Covid screening and quarantine procedures for Lao nationals returning from Thailand.

It is expected that thousands of Lao nationals will return to these provinces from Thailand during the pandemic, according to provincial taskforces for Covid-19 prevention and control.

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