COVID-19 vaccination activities in Laos (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Laos has for the 7th consecutive time extended lockdown measures to curb COVID-19, while Indonesiahas decided to prolong its restrictions on community activities, known locallyas PPKM Level 4, in several regions until August 9.
Laos’ lockdown, first issued on April 22, will be further implementedfrom August 4 to 18 given fears over transmission risks brought about byreturning workers and domestic infections.
The country’s Ministry of Health on August 3 confirmed 250 new infectisons ofCOVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 13 community cases. The total caseload reached7,015, including seven deaths.
Meanwhile, in Indonesia, the PPKM Level 4, requiring workersin non-essential sectors to work from home and shopping malls to temporarilyclose, was extended as the country is still fighting the second COVID-19 wavethat has overwhelmed hospitals.
Indonesia has logged more than 3.4 million COVID-19 casesand 97,000 deaths since the pandemic began.
The nation launched its national vaccination programme inJanuary, but yet to meet the target. Average 755,765 doses of vaccined are administrated a day in comparision to the government's daily target of 1 million doses.
Also on August 3, Cambodia logged 577 new infections and 29deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, pushing its total count to 79,051 cases and 1,471 deaths.
As many as 72,145 patients were recovered.
The Southeast Asian country started its COVID-19 vaccinationprogramme on February 10 with the goal of vaccinating 12 million people,representing 75 percent of its 16-million population. As of August 2, about 7.5million people had received at least one dose of the vaccines./
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