Chinanews.com, August 26. According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Laos, the delta mutated virus of the new crown virus continues to spread in the surrounding areas, and the number of imported and local cases in Laos continues to rise.
On August 25, the National Epidemic Prevention and Control Committee of Laos announced that there were 952 new cases of new coronary pneumonia in Laos, of which 594 were local cases, and the number of new and local cases in a single day reached a record high.
The cases are mainly concentrated in Savannakhet Province.
Faced with the continuing pressure of the epidemic, the Chinese Embassy in Laos continued to coordinate and implement vaccine assistance to Laos, help Laos improve its prevention and control capabilities, and promote Laos to provide necessary medical and health services for Chinese citizens in Laos, and continue to do a good job in Laos. Free vaccinations are arranged for citizens, and the relevant departments of Laos are requested to safeguard the legitimate rights and personal safety of Chinese citizens in Laos.
After the outbreak in Savannakhet Province, the embassy kept abreast of local Chinese citizens through the Lao Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and overseas Chinese delegations, and conveyed condolences to local Chinese citizens and overseas Chinese, and coordinated to provide assistance to Chinese citizens in difficulties.
Local overseas Chinese organizations actively carry out epidemic prevention propaganda, promptly remind overseas Chinese to vaccinate, and strengthen daily prevention and control.
At present, the delta virus is accelerating its spread in the old territory, and local infections have broken out in some provinces, further exacerbating the risk of community transmission.
The Chinese Embassy in Laos would like to remind Chinese citizens and overseas Chinese in Laos that they must not be indifferent or lucky in the risk of continued proliferation. It is necessary to strengthen prevention and control measures, timely vaccinate, and take personal protection to avoid clustering. Activities, go out to strengthen the killing, and strictly abide by the Lao government's epidemic prevention and control measures, cooperate and support the Lao government to do various community prevention and control work, and do a good job of preventing social security risks.
Laos 24-hour new crown pneumonia treatment hotline: 020-54066777 (Lao, English) or dial 166 (Lao)
The Chinese Embassy's consular insurance telephone: 021-315105
The consular protection telephone of the Chinese Consulate General in Luang Prabang: 071-212989
Global Consular Protection Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China: 12308 (24 hours)