Laos has confirmed its first polio outbreak in almost ten years, with three cases reported in Savannakhet Province, prompting an urgent nationwide vaccination campaign.
The Ministry of Health said the cases involved a three-year-old boy from Nathong village, who developed paralysis in June, and two girls, aged one and three,...
Laos has been ranked last in a global assessment of Covid recovery produced by Japanese publisher Nikkei.
The Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index ranks vaccination rollouts...
Laos has recorded 1,842 cases of Covid-19 across the country today.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 4,097 tests were conducted...
The spokesman for Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration has said that RT-PCR tests on arrival are to be scrapped.
The removal of this step...
Laos has recorded 2,033 cases of Covid-19 across the country today.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 4,754 tests were conducted...
Mekong River Commission Secretariat CEO Dr. Anoulak Kittikhoun sounded the alarm about the unprecedented challenge now facing the river on "Mekong Day."
In his speech...