Number of new Covid-19 cases remains high

THE number of new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases recorded over the past five days remained high, especially in the provinces of Vientiane, Khammuan, Savannakhet and Luang Prabang.

The observation was made as the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on Friday announced another 573 new cases of the virus, bringing the cumulative total to 31,188, with 36 people having died from the illness.