Laos govt warns against complacency as Covid-19 positivity rate drops


VIENTIANE, June 12 (Xinhua): Lao Ministry of Health on Saturday urged people to stay vigilant against Covid-19, although the number of new virus cases in the country continues to fall.

Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Ministry of Health Sisavath Southaniraxay told a press conference in capital Vientiane that Laos is still placed at a high risk for a major outbreak, because a large number of new cases are being reported in neighboring countries, especially in Thailand.

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