Health officials in Laos are struggling to contain an outbreak of covid-19 in their Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in a popular tourist destination for Chinese gamblers.
Dr. Sisavath Southanilaxay, deputy director of Laos’ Department of Infectious Disease, and a representative of the country’s COVID-19 protection unit, told RFA Monday that the country had confirmed 47 new cases of the covid-19 coronavirus.
Of these, 38 were in Bokeo province, home to the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Casino’s which caters to Chinese tourists.
Bokeo is one of Laos’ hotspots for local COVID-19 transmission. Local media reported Monday that of the northwestern province’s 345 confirmed cases, 199 were Laotians, and 95 were Chinese. The rest were 41 Myanmar citizens, nine Thais and one Vietnamese.
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