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Covid-19

Education Ministry Reports School Dropout Rate Drops to 11.5 percent

During the 8th National Assembly session held from 21–24 November, Phout Simmalavong, Minister of Education and Sports, presented progress on the National Education System Reform Strategy.   The country’s education system has seen progress over the past two decades, he said. From 2006 to 2010, the education system expanded with an...

WHO Asks China for More Information About Rise in Illnesses and Pneumonia Clusters

GENEVA (AP) — Chinese officials say they did not detect any “unusual or novel...

WHO Downgrades COVID Pandemic, Says It’s No Longer Emergency

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as...

China to Resume Issuing Visas To Foreign Tourists

China will reopen its borders and let foreign travelers visit the country for the...

Digital Learning Gets New Boost in Rural Communities Across Laos

Children and teachers from Xonnabuly district, Savannakhet province, can now benefit from new learning...

Laos Walks Back Kappa Variant Report

Laos has said that the Kappa variant of Covid-19 had been erroneously confirmed during sequencing on a recent imported case. Dr. Sanong Thongsana led...

Champasack Province Locks Down After New Community Spread of Covid-19

Authorities have locked down Champasack Province following one new community transmitted case of Covid-19, as well a high number of imported cases. According to a...

Head of E-Government Center Explains Lao Sou Sou Application

Dr. Thavisak Manotham, Director-General of the E-Government Centre of the Ministry of Technology and Communications spoke at the daily briefing by the National Taskforce...

Champasack Sees Increase in Imported Cases of Covid-19 as Labor Returns Home

Laos has confirmed 56 new cases of Covid-19 as imported cases flood Champasack Province. Dr. Sisavath Soutthanilaxay led the briefing by the National Taskforce today,...

Laos Covid Taskforce Unveils New Contact Tracing QR Code

The Lao National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has announced that people living in Laos will be required to install the LaoKYC app...

Laos Records 56 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 56 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,300. Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun led the...