Lockdown extended in Laos until Oct 15 as Covid-19 cases continue to rise

Image from Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE, Oct 1(Xinhua):The Lao government has announced an extension of Covid-19 restrictive measures for a further two weeks as cases continued to increase.

Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office Thipphakone Chanthavongsa told a press conference in the Lao capital Vientiane that the government is making every effort to lower the rate of infection and death in the country.