Laos has zero reported COVID-19 deaths and confirmed cases have held steady at 19 for over a month. Now, officials are further lifting lockdown restrictions.
The country's National Task Force for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced at a Friday press conference that more offices and businesses will resume normal operations on Monday, May 18. Some schools will reopen and certain sports activities will be permitted,Laos' 7 million citizens will also be allowed to travel domestically, though foreign travelers are still not allowed in.
The government's lockdown has largely succeeded in containing the coronavirus,"but it's not good for the business and the economy," a restaurant owner in the capital Vientiane tells NPR. The owner did not want to be named, for fear of retribution from the Communist government. The restaurant nearly went under after it shifted to takeaway-only service and there were few customers.
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