Laos: Covid-19 Cases to continue as daily cases goes above 200-plus yet again

A Tuk-Tuk driver waits for customers near a night market in Vientiane, Laos, on July 21, 2021. Lao government on Monday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown for another 15 days to help curb Covid-19 infections. - Xinhua

VIENTIANE, July 24 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported 223 new Covid infections on Friday, driving up the total number to 4,342.

The positive results were obtained after 1,754 samples were tested for the virus on July 22.