Laos may cancel Lao New Year festivities amid Covid-19-Omicron outbreak


Image from Laotian Times.

VIENTIANE, March 19: As daily Covid infections rise across Laos, particularly in capital Vientiane, the government may decide to cancel Lao New Year festivities and water parties, reports Laotian Times/ANN.

Infection rates in Laos have been steadily increasing amid the detection of the fast-spreading Omicron variant, from under 200 cases per day earlier this month to upwards of 800, prompting the Covid Taskforce to declare a new wave.

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