A COVID-19 patient in Laos receives treatment (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Laos’ Health Ministrysaid the country had not recorded any new case of COVID-19 for 25 days in a rowas of late May 6, with the total cases remaining at 19 with 10 havingrecovered.
Despite the optimisticoutcomes, Lao authorities remain cautious and continue to keep strictprevention measures in place, with special attention paid to those who enterthe country. All people entering Laos, including Lao citizens, have to betested for coronavirus and quarantined for 14 days.
On May 7 afternoon, theVietnamese Embassy in Laos announced that a large number of Vietnamese citizenshad registered with the embassy and Lao diplomatic agencies to return toVietnam after the Lao Government agreed to allow foreign citizens to exit via border gates.
During three days from May4 to 6, around 1,600 Vietnamese citizens returned to Vietnam through internationalborder gates on the Vietnam-Laos border.
Meanwhile, Thailandcontinued to report only few new COVID-19 cases, with three confirmed on May 7and no new death. The country had a total 2,992 infections and 55 deaths.
Thailand has mapped out atimetable for phase two of relaxing restrictions measures which were imposed tocurb the spread of COVID-19. Spokesman of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) Taweesilp Visanuyothin said the second phase for easing of restrictionswould begin on May 17 if the number of new cases does not increase. The ThaiGovernment has planned four phases for easing of restrictions over two months.
The spokesman also saidall Thais returning from overseas must be quarantined for 14 days. Since April4, Thailand has repatriated 4,637 citizens from 27 countries, and is preparingto bring 7,000 more citizens home.
Meanwhile, Malaysia,Indonesia and the Philippines recorded many more new infections on May 7.
Malaysia confirmed 39 newcases, bringing the total to 6,467 but the number of fatalities remained at 107with no new death.
The number of cases in Indonesiarose to 12,776 and fatalities to 930 with 338 new infections and 35 new deaths.
The Philippines had 339 more cases and 27new deaths, taking the total number of cases to 10,343 and fatalities to 685./.
Despite the optimisticoutcomes, Lao authorities remain cautious and continue to keep strictprevention measures in place, with special attention paid to those who enterthe country. All people entering Laos, including Lao citizens, have to betested for coronavirus and quarantined for 14 days.
On May 7 afternoon, theVietnamese Embassy in Laos announced that a large number of Vietnamese citizenshad registered with the embassy and Lao diplomatic agencies to return toVietnam after the Lao Government agreed to allow foreign citizens to exit via border gates.
During three days from May4 to 6, around 1,600 Vietnamese citizens returned to Vietnam through internationalborder gates on the Vietnam-Laos border.
Meanwhile, Thailandcontinued to report only few new COVID-19 cases, with three confirmed on May 7and no new death. The country had a total 2,992 infections and 55 deaths.
Thailand has mapped out atimetable for phase two of relaxing restrictions measures which were imposed tocurb the spread of COVID-19. Spokesman of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) Taweesilp Visanuyothin said the second phase for easing of restrictionswould begin on May 17 if the number of new cases does not increase. The ThaiGovernment has planned four phases for easing of restrictions over two months.
The spokesman also saidall Thais returning from overseas must be quarantined for 14 days. Since April4, Thailand has repatriated 4,637 citizens from 27 countries, and is preparingto bring 7,000 more citizens home.
Meanwhile, Malaysia,Indonesia and the Philippines recorded many more new infections on May 7.
Malaysia confirmed 39 newcases, bringing the total to 6,467 but the number of fatalities remained at 107with no new death.
The number of cases in Indonesiarose to 12,776 and fatalities to 930 with 338 new infections and 35 new deaths.
The Philippines had 339 more cases and 27new deaths, taking the total number of cases to 10,343 and fatalities to 685./.
VNA
