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Laos calls on public to continue complying with COVID-19 control measures

The Lao Ministry of Health has urged people to continue complying with COVID-19 prevention and control measures, even though there are very few cases reported daily.
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Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao Ministry of Health hasurged people to continue complying with COVID-19 prevention and control measures, even though there are very few cases reported daily.

According to Phonepaseuth Ounaphom, director general of theministry’s Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, this decline do not meanthat the virus has disappeared and that all measures relating to COVID-19prevention and control should continue to be practiced.

Infections are also on the wane because more people haveimmunity to the virus after being vaccinated.

As of October 3, 215,880 COVID-19 cases have been recordedin Laos and 665 people have died from the virus. The rate of people injected withthe first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have so far reached 80.9%and 71.1%./.
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