Laos: No travel privileges even with two doses of vaccine, says top official


VIENTIANE, June 18 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Everyone entering Laos must comply all of the standard Covid-19 prevention and control measures, even if they have had two doses of a Covid vaccine, a senior government official has said.

Vaccinated travellers still need to spend 14 days in quarantine upon arrival in Laos, Director General of the Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, Dr Phonepaseuth Ounaphome, said.

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