VIENTIANE, April 20 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Local authorities around the country are stepping up border controls to prevent people entering Laos illegally from Thailand and avoiding screening for Covid-19.
It is common for returning migrants to enter Laos undetected by crossing the Mekong River at places where there are no immigration facilities. This means they are not screened for the virus or quarantined as the regulations require.
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