Laos fears outbreak of Delta variant of Covid -19 in country; 89 new cases on Sunday (July 11)


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VIENTIANE, July 11 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Laos authorities fear the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 after nine imported cases have been reported in the country.

Concerns have intensified due to the increasing number of workers returning from Thailand, where there has been a spike in Delta infections, Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, Dr Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, told a press briefing on Friday.

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