Laos faces third wave of Covid-19 as Omicron variant spreads


VIENTIANE, March 11: The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in Laos has announced on Friday that the country is facing a third wave of coronavirus infections, reports Laotian Times.

Dr. Lattanaxay Phetsouvanh, Director-General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, said that a rise in cases of the Omicron variant may be causing the country to experience its third wave.

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