VIENTIANE, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Laos confirmed no new COVID-19 cases for 22 consecutive days, with the total number of confirmed cases remaining at 19, Lao Deputy Minister of Health Phouthone Meaungpak told a press conference on Monday.
The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Monday announced that it had been monitoring 617 people at 137 accommodation centers across the country, with 358 people self-isolating at home.
As of Monday, Laos has tested 2,223 suspected cases with 19 cases tested positive, and nine patients have recovered.
The nine patients, including six cases in Lao capital Vientiane and three cases in Luang Prabang province, have recovered .
Another 10 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
