The government has extended lockdown measures for 15 more days after learning that the imported cases of Covid-19 has increased significantly from last month with local transmissions detected in Vientiane and several provinces. The government has urged…
UNICEF Lao PDR yesterday handed over equipment to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to further strengthen UNICEF’s cooperation with the Government of Lao PDR in promoting children and women’s rights and wellbeing in the country during the COVID-19…
Over 3.267 million people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 as of Aug 16, according to the Centre of Information and Education for Health, Ministry of Health. The vaccinated included 1,756,711 given first shots and 1,510,673 given second doses.Laos…
The World Wide Fund for Nature in Laos (WWF-Laos) has organized in cooperation with the Department of Forestry Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry a meeting to discuss an activity plan of the wildlife trafficking prevention and control pro…
ABUJA, NIGERIA – Nigeria began a second phase of nationwide coronavirus vaccinations Tuesday amid an upsurge in cases of the delta variant. Authorities say 4,080,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the U.S. government will be distributed to citizens
BLANTYRE, MALAWI – Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has urged southern African leaders to increase efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and called on wealthy nations to stop hoarding vaccine. The Malawi leader was speaking at the annual summit of the
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Abbott, who was vaccinated in December and has refused calls to
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and several surrounding regions will continue through September 12 rather than expiring at the end of this month after a surge in new cases over the past
