Laos rejoice as govt reports no new community case of Covid-19 on Monday (May 31)

VIENTIANE, May 31 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Laos reported no new community case of Covid-19 on Monday, according to Lao Ministry of Health, leaving the total number of confirmed cases in the Sout-East Asian country at 1,912.

Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under the Lao Ministry of Health, Sisavath Soutthaniraxay, told a press conference in the Lao capital Vientiane on Monday that the total number of active COVID-19 cases in Laos currently stands at 366.

The National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control conducted 2,002 tests for Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of tests conducted in the country to 248,280.

Laos reported its first two confirmed cases of Covid-19 on March 24 last year.

Meanwhile, despite the dip in cases, the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control must intensify efforts to enforce the measures introduced by the government to prevent the spread of the virus, Deputy Prime Minister and taskforce Chairman, Prof. Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, has said.

Prof. Dr Kikeo, who chaired a recent Covid-19 consultation meeting, instructed those present to ensure that the rules laid down to contain the virus were complied with, and that careful consideration be given to the possibility of easing restrictions.

The taskforce must make sure that police and soldiers continue to monitor the entry and exit of people in virus outbreak areas, as well as educate the public about the dangers of Covid-19 and ways to prevent infection, he added. - Vientiane Times/ANN