VIENTIANE, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on Tuesday that it has been monitoring 2,430 people across the country.
Sisavath Soutthaniraxay, Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under Lao Ministry of Health, told a press conference in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday that 2,430 people have been quarantined at 38 accommodation centers across the country.
On Monday, a total of 2,504 people entering Laos through international border checkpoints. Of these, 1,124 people crossed the border with Thailand, 175 of them were Lao returning workers and others were truck drivers bringing freight into Laos.
A total of 20 people entered Laos from China, while 1,088 people entered Laos from Vietnam.
Some 12 people entered Laos from Cambodia, while 13 people entered Laos from Myanmar, and 247 people entered Laos via the Wattay International Airport in Lao capital Vientiane.
At all border crossings, the temperature of each person entering Laos was checked and no on showed signs of fever.
The Lao government urged authorities countrywide to continue monitoring people entering country to prevent a second wave of COVID-19.
The Lao Ministry of Health has warned people and relevant authorities not to neglect containment and preventive measures, according to the report.
As of Tuesday, Laos has tested 79,557 suspected cases with 39 cases tested positive, and 26 patients have recovered.
Another 13 infected cases are treated in designated hospital, Mittaphab Hospital (Hospital 150) in Lao capital Vientiane.
Laos announced its first two COVID-19 confirmed cases on March 24. Enditem
