VIENTIANE, July 19 (Xinhua): The Lao government on Monday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown for another 15 days to help curb Covid-19 infections.
Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office, Thipphakone Chanthavongsa, told a press conference here on Monday that the situation in neighbouring countries remained risky and a large number of migrant workers return home to Laos every day, therefore, the lockdown order will be extended to control the spread of Covid-19.
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