Today, 616,820 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in Japan have arrived in Vientiane. This donation by the Government of Japan is expected to help Laos further accelerate the inoculation programmes across the country. The Government of the Lao
The first extraordinary session of the National Assembly’s ninth legislature was opened this morning under the chairmanship of President of the National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane. The meeting will be held through Aug 10, 2021. The opening session of the meeting
The World Health Organization’s director-general is calling for a worldwide moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots until at least the end of September, to allow low-income nations to get more initial vaccination doses. At a media briefing at the agency’s Geneva
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday the delta variant of the coronavirus accounts for more than 93 percent of all new COVID-19 cases in the country. The CDC’s updated figures for the week ending
The National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has recorded 250 new cases of Covid-19 over the past twenty four hours with 237 cases classified as imported infections and 13 cases as local transmissions. The local transmissions of Covid-19
WHITE HOUSE – Calling it a major milestone, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the country has shipped more than 110 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to 65 nations that are among the hardest hit in the world. “This is
NOAA-supported scientists on Tuesday reported that this year’s “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than originally predicted, at more than 16,000-square kilometers, or about the surface area of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie combined. NOAA forecasted in
Gender-based violence (GBV) undermines physical and mental health, including the dignity of anyone subjected to it. Its consequences can last a lifetime, depriving the right of survivors to lead a healthy life. Health providers are often first responders to violence,
