A boy grimaces in pain as health workers wearing protective suits collect his blood sample at a makeshift rapid testing centre in Hanoi on August 1, 2020, as Vietnam records a rise in cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Vietnam recorded its first coronavirus death on July 31, state media reported, as the pandemic rebounds in a country previously been praised for stubbing out the contagion. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
VIENTIANE, Sept 27: Laos has recorded a large number of cases of Covid-19 again on Monday across multiple provinces as the outbreak continues, reports Laotian Times.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 6,066 tests were conducted across the country over the last 24 hours, with 622 cases confirmed.
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