Laos confirms 21 new Covid cases; govt worried on risk of escalating outbreak


VINETIANE, May 17 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Laos recorded another 21 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday night (May 16) but, although this number is small, authorities are concerned that a large number of people who are carrying the virus or are classified as at-risk of infection are concealing their identity.

The update was reported by the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control at a news briefing on Sunday, which announced 11 new cases in Vientiane, seven in Champassak and three in Savannakhet, bringing the total to 1,591.

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