ADB approves US$20mil loan to support Laos' emergency response to Covid-19

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VIENTIANE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved on Tuesday (May 26) a US$20mil loan to support Laos' response to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Laos News Agency (KPL) has reported.

The loan, as additional financing to the Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project, will assist the Laos Ministry of Health in procuring personal protective equipment, laboratory equipment, testing kits, medical devices, and ambulances.

It will also cover the government's costs for contact tracing, risk communications, and other interventions. "The Laos government has been managing the outbreak relatively well, thanks to improved communicable disease surveillance and response capacity over the last decade. As of Monday, Laos reported 19 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with evidence of limited local transmission. There has been no cases for the last 43 days.

 

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